Lac du Chardon in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Chardon in Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 373 metres up. Roughly 24 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 2.1 km in total. 51 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest town. Beyond it, Weymontachie at 58 km and Manawan at 74 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chardon

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac du Chardon light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Chardon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Gerard, 1.3 km out. Nothing on Lac du Chardon should be assumed from this page alone.