Lac du Heron Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Heron is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The bank is 487 metres above sea level. The town to know is La Tuque, 59 km out. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 110 km off. Also worth knowing: Lac Inconnu 0.3 km off, Lac Cossette lies 0.7 km on, Lac Fer a Cheval 1.3 km off, Lac Hamel lies 1.3 km on and Lac Doucet 1.3 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Heron

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac du Heron before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac du Heron that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Inconnu is 0.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Heron for certain.