Lac en Coeur Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac en Coeur in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits at 479 metres above sea level. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. You are 44 km from Weymontachie. Saguenay is the closest city, 172 km away. Also worth knowing: Lac Providence near enough 0.7 km, Lac Poulin after 1.6 km, Lac Epi near enough 2 km, Lac Lorraine after 2.5 km and Lac Clamand near enough 2.5 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Coeur

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Lac en Coeur a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Lac en Coeur to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Providence sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac en Coeur as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.