Fishing Lac Fey in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fey sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. The bank is 475 metres above sea level. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Weymontachie at 51 km is the nearest place to stop. Then Leblanc, 76 km, and Saint-Félicien, 79 km. Within a short drive: Lac Coys at 0.8 km, Lac Biche after 1.4 km, Lac du Quartz at 1.4 km, Lac Bobo after 1.5 km and Lac Ferre at 1.6 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fey

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac Fey responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Fey more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Coys, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac Fey may have changed since it was mapped.