Fishing at Lac Dunkin, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Dunkin. The setting is northern bush. With some 27 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 3.0 km of margin, front to back. For a base, Leblanc sits 90 km out. Chapais follows at 90 km, then Chibougamau at 94 km. Not far off: Lac Querry lies 1.2 km on, Lac Oriol after 1.5 km, Lac Joigny lies 1.5 km on, Lac Kepi after 1.6 km and Lac Ciez lies 2.2 km on. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dunkin

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Dunkin decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac Dunkin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Querry is 1.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Dunkin for certain.