Lac du Heron Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac du Heron sits. It stands 354 metres above sea level. La Tuque is the closest town at 51 km. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 142 km away. Water in the same corner: Lac Jaseur after 1.3 km, Lac Hock within 1.6 km, Lac Lottinville after 2.1 km, Lac du Moucherolle within 2.2 km and Lac Bataille after 2.3 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Heron

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac du Heron the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac du Heron fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Jaseur, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac du Heron carry more weight than any list.