Lac du Sillon, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 459 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The closest town, La Tuque, is 60 km distant. Then Laurentides, 62 km, and Métabetchouan, 78 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sillon

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac du Sillon that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lac du Sillon rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac de l'Amont, 0.7 km out. Ask locally about Lac du Sillon if anything is unclear.