Lac Flamand in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Lac Flamand is a Quebec water. Height above sea level is 274 metres. This is sizeable water at about 9.15 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 92 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. The town to know is Weymontachie, 48 km out. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 149 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Flamand

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Flamand that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac Flamand by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac a la Truite sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Flamand before loading the car.