Fishing Lac du Serpent in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Serpent in Mauricie, Quebec. Elevation runs to 337 metres. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 40 km away. Further out sit La Tuque (55 km) and Leblanc (95 km). Close neighbours run: Lac du Piton (0.9 km), Lac d'a Cote just 2.5 km, Lac du Sud (2.5 km), Lac de l'Ouest just 3.1 km and Lac Orignal (3.9 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Serpent

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Lac du Serpent decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Serpent.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac du Piton, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac du Serpent is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.