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

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac du Chien, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. It measures about 47 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. 52 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 123 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chien

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Lac du Chien as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac du Chien more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A car park lies 560 m away, so the walk in is short. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac du Camp is 1 km off. Treat access at Lac du Chien as something to verify.