Fishing at Lac du Renardeau, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 476 metres. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. For supplies, La Tuque is 56 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 106 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Renardeau

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac du Renardeau responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lac du Renardeau follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac de la Laie, 0.4 km away. Treat access at Lac du Renardeau as something to verify.