Lac du Garrot Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Garrot belongs to Mauricie. The bank is 233 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 11 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The nearest place of any size is La Tuque, 14 km away. Then Laurentides, 62 km, and Weymontachie, 82 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Garrot

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac du Garrot that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac du Garrot the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac au Foin, 1.9 km away. Check the position on Lac du Garrot before loading the car.