Lac du Fou Noir Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Fou Noir lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 488 metres. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 68 km away. Weymontachie follows at 111 km, then Chapais at 113 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Fou Noir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac du Fou Noir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lac du Fou Noir by conditions rather than dates.

• 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 listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac Serpent, 0.9 km away. Where Lac du Fou Noir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.