Lac du Male Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac du Male, in Quebec. The land about it is mixed forest. Laurentides lies 21 km from the water. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 102 km off. Neighbouring water: Lac aux Oreilles the better part of 0.3 km, Lac Brassard a shade over 1.5 km, Lac du Coin the better part of 1.6 km, Lac Desrochers a shade over 1.7 km and Lac du Vison the better part of 1.7 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Male

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac du Male the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Lac du Male the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Maskinongé is mapped as a fishing spot 1.3 km from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac aux Oreilles is 0.3 km off. For Lac du Male in particular, ask before you travel.