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

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Corbeau in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 540 metres. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The closest town, La Tuque, is 60 km distant. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 101 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Corbeau

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac du Corbeau light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac du Corbeau regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac du Mainate at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Corbeau.