Lac Fournier Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fournier is set in Mauricie, Quebec. The bank is 388 metres above sea level. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The town to know is La Tuque, 34 km out. Laurentides is 45 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 80 km. Nearby, in order: 1.1 km out stands Lac Elie, Lac a la Truite (1.4 km), 2.3 km out stands Lac Marguerite, Lac du Geai Bleu (2.6 km) and 3.4 km out stands Lac du Passereau. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fournier

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Fournier rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Fournier runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Elie, 1.1 km out. Check the position on Lac Fournier before loading the car.