Lac du Redoux, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac du Redoux. It stands 478 metres above sea level. At about 52 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 3.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. For a base, Weymontachie sits 53 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 169 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Redoux

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac du Redoux responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lac du Redoux that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Sauvageau sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac du Redoux if anything is unclear.