Lac en Coeur Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac en Coeur sits. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Start from Leblanc, 34 km down the road. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 242 km off. Water in the same corner: Lac Longuet after 0.9 km, Lac Gant de Boxe lies 1.4 km on, Lac Bausson after 2 km, Lac en Coude lies 2.9 km on and Lac Plat after 3.1 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Coeur

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac en Coeur the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac en Coeur follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Longuet sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac en Coeur is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.