Lac en Pointe de Fleche, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac en Pointe de Fleche lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 362 metres up. Some 74 km away sits Manawan, the nearest settlement. It is 234 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. Other water nearby: Lac Jeannine some 1.5 km off, Lac de la Gaspesienne lies 1.5 km on, Lac a Propos some 1.6 km off, Lac de l'Avion lies 1.8 km on and Trou a Gilles some 2.5 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Pointe de Fleche

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac en Pointe de Fleche gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac en Pointe de Fleche to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Jeannine sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac en Pointe de Fleche is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.