Fishing Lac en Coeur in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac en Coeur sits. Land around it is taiga. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 38 km away. It is 185 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Inga after 1.3 km, Lac Kiwatin within 1.5 km, Lac Brassiere after 1.7 km, Lac Solitaire within 1.7 km and Lac Panuskik after 1.9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Coeur

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lac en Coeur as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Lac en Coeur around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Inga is 1.3 km off. Ask locally about Lac en Coeur if anything is unclear.