Fishing Lac du Sabot in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac du Sabot, in Mauricie. It sits at 214 metres above sea level. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. For a base, Saint-Tite sits 48 km out. Then Hérouxville, 48 km, and Sainte-Thècle, 49 km. Also within reach: Lac Lemay 1.8 km away, Lac Le Blanc at 1.9 km, Lac Dunbar 2.3 km away, Lac Ling at 2.4 km and Lac de l'Aralie 2.5 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sabot

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Lac du Sabot rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac du Sabot more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Lemay is 1.8 km distant. Nothing on Lac du Sabot should be assumed from this page alone.