Fishing Lac du Cerf in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Cerf is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. It stands 560 metres above sea level. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 1.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Weymontachie lies 60 km from the water. Saguenay sits 163 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cerf

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac du Cerf where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Lac du Cerf to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac du Filet sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac du Cerf is worth confirming on the day.