Lac du Diablotin Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac du Diablotin. The bank is 373 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Start from La Tuque, 50 km down the road. Sainte-Thècle is 66 km and Saint-Tite 67 km. Also worth knowing: 0.7 km out stands Lac du Sorbier, Lac du Malard at 1.2 km, 1.5 km out stands Lac Thom, Lac de l'Aigrette at 1.6 km and 1.6 km out stands Lac du Bois Brule. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Diablotin

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac du Diablotin that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Lac du Diablotin by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Sorbier at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac du Diablotin should be assumed from this page alone.