Lac Furrois, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Furrois stands in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in taiga country. Around 81 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The outline measures near 7.0 km, so local knowledge counts. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. Weymontachie is the closest town at 30 km. Leblanc is 35 km away, with Manawan at 109 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Furrois

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Furrois the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Lac Furrois.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac McCarthy at 4.5 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac Furrois may have changed since it was mapped.