Lac du Sorbier, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Sorbier is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. The surface lies 364 metres up. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is La Tuque, 50 km off. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 100 km off. Near neighbours: Lac du Diablotin some 0.7 km off, Lac du Malard about 0.9 km, Lac Vierge some 1.2 km off, Lac Thom about 1.5 km and Lac Corbeil some 1.8 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sorbier

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac du Sorbier the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Sorbier.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac du Diablotin at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac du Sorbier is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.