Lac du Hibou Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac du Hibou sits. The country here is boreal forest. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 50 km away. Trois-Rivières sits 148 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Hibou

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac du Hibou a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Lac du Hibou by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Kilt is 0.6 km off. Check the position at Lac du Hibou before loading the car.