Lac Girard Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Girard is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. This is lake country bush ground. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. La Tuque sits 28 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Laurentides, 32 km, and Sainte-Thècle, 67 km. Round about: Lac POW 0.8 km away, Lac Dag (0.9 km), Lac Kate 1 km away, Lac a la Loutre (1.6 km) and Lac Bleu 1.7 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Girard

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Girard the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Girard.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac POW, 0.8 km away. Check the position on Lac Girard before loading the car.