Lac du Traquet, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac du Traquet. This is mixed forest country. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Nearest town is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, 42 km off. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 74 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Traquet

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac du Traquet gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac du Traquet rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac du Gros Ours is 1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Traquet.