Lac du Chasseur, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Chasseur stands in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 402 metres. It covers about 10 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The whole outline is near 1.3 km, and most of it is walkable. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 48 km away. Beyond it, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton at 61 km and Mandeville at 64 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chasseur

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac du Chasseur rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac du Chasseur rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Petit lac du Chasseur sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac du Chasseur should be assumed from this page alone.