Fishing at Lac du Coude, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Lac du Coude is a Quebec water. The bank is 261 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Saint-Tite, is 23 km distant. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 56 km off. Near neighbours include: Lac au Bouleau at about 1.1 km, Lac Sarracenie about 1.6 km, Lac du Noyer at about 1.7 km, Lac Hamel about 2 km and Lac aux Menes at about 2.1 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Coude

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac du Coude a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac du Coude the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac au Bouleau, 1.1 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Coude.