Lac Equerre Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Equerre in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits at 394 metres above sea level. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.2 km of margin, front to back. Manawan lies 60 km from the water. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 229 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. What else is close: Lac Darbois roughly 1.8 km, Lac Travers after 3.3 km, Lac Guy roughly 3.4 km, Lac Page after 3.6 km and Lac Monaco roughly 3.7 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Equerre

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Equerre is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Lac Equerre more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Darbois, 1.8 km out. Ask locally about Lac Equerre if anything is unclear.