Lac en Biseau in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac en Biseau falls inside Mauricie. Land around it is boreal forest. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.4 km in total. Some 59 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 150 km away. Nearby alternatives: Lac Canard after 0.6 km, Lac Cheer at about 1.9 km, Lac Grenon after 2.3 km, Lac du Bambou at about 2.4 km and Lac Soixante after 3.1 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Biseau

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac en Biseau gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac en Biseau more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Canard at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac en Biseau may have changed since it was mapped.