Fishing Lac du Cresson in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Cresson in Mauricie, Quebec. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton at 28 km is the nearest place to stop. Shawinigan is 33 km and Hérouxville 39 km. Other water nearby: Lac Gelinas roughly 1.1 km, Lac Hector after 1.3 km, Lac du Merle roughly 1.3 km, Lac Bellemare after 1.7 km and Lac Brodeur roughly 2 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cresson

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lac du Cresson for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac du Cresson that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Gelinas is 1.1 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Cresson.