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

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac du Charroyage. Elevation runs to 430 metres. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. For supplies, La Tuque is 59 km out. It is 110 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Near neighbours: Lac Dery at 1.4 km, Lac Boily the better part of 1.5 km, Lac Pare at 2.1 km, Lac Pierre the better part of 2.3 km and Lac Aberdeen at 2.4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Charroyage

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac du Charroyage is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac du Charroyage rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Dery, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac du Charroyage should be assumed from this page alone.