Lac du Compas Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac du Compas. The setting is boreal forest on every side. It measures about 10 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For a base, Leblanc sits 53 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 249 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Compas

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for 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. Fish Lac du Compas where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -17°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac du Compas runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. 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 Glissoire, 1.2 km out. Where Lac du Compas is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.