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

• Overview

  Lac du Coin belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. The country here is pine and birch. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. The closest town, La Tuque, is 44 km distant. The big place round here is Saguenay, 130 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Coin

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac du Coin fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Coin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Gouin is 0.5 km off. Nothing on Lac du Coin should be assumed from this page alone.