Fishing at Lac Equerre, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Equerre sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The water sits 451 metres up. Surface area is around 35 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The shoreline runs about 5.8 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. Nearest town is Leblanc, 65 km off. It is 248 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Equerre

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Equerre the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -18°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Equerre rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Rose is 1.5 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Equerre in what we hold.