Lac du Cedre, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Cedre is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. It sits at 253 metres above sea level. At about 53 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 3.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. The town to know is La Tuque, 48 km out. Beyond it, Weymontachie at 64 km and Métabetchouan at 88 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cedre

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac du Cedre repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac du Cedre follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Petit lac Tourouvre, 2.2 km out. Rules at Lac du Cedre are worth checking on the day.