Lac du Lion Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Lion lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 433 metres. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Leblanc sits 74 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saguenay sits 252 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lion

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac du Lion responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Lion.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac du Tigre at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac du Lion should be assumed from this page alone.