Fishing Lac du Crapaud in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac du Crapaud, in Mauricie. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. Around 14 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 2.1 km keeps the choices simple. The closest town, La Tuque, is 26 km away. Sainte-Foy is the closest city, 116 km away. Neighbouring water: Lac Francoeur (1.4 km), Grand lac Stern lies 1.6 km on, Lac du Coin Plat (2.2 km), Petit lac Stern lies 2.4 km on and Petit lac Ecarte (2.4 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Crapaud

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac du Crapaud light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Lac du Crapaud around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Francoeur, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Crapaud for certain.