Lac Flore in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Flore lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The water sits 498 metres up. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The town to know is Weymontachie, 40 km out. It is 181 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Flore

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Flore responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac Flore.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Vison sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Flore are worth checking on the day.