Lac Garneau in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Garneau falls inside Mauricie. The surface lies 489 metres up. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. Weymontachie is the closest place, 30 km off. Beyond it, Manawan at 70 km and La Tuque at 72 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Garneau

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Garneau the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Garneau.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac David, 0.4 km out. What applies at Lac Garneau may have changed since it was mapped.