Fishing at Lac du Noyer, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Noyer in Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 233 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The closest town, Hérouxville, is 22 km away. Then Saint-Tite, 22 km, and Sainte-Thècle, 26 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Noyer

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac du Noyer gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac du Noyer follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is camping recorded roughly 810 m off. Toilets show in mapping about 1.4 km away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Sarracenie is 0.5 km distant. Check the position at Lac du Noyer before loading the car.