Fishing at Lac Feuillu, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Feuillu lies in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 424 metres. 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 La Tuque, 55 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 114 km away. Within a short drive: Lac des Pins within 0.5 km, Lac des Cypres sits 1.4 km out, Lac du Male within 1.5 km, Lac Mado sits 2 km out and Lac Boily within 2.6 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Feuillu

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Feuillu responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Lac Feuillu by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac des Pins, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Feuillu in what we hold.