Lac Hallowell in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Hallowell sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. It sits in boreal forest country. The water covers some 44 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 3.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 32 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 213 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hallowell

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lac Hallowell as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Hallowell the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac a la Loutre, 1.8 km out. For Lac Hallowell, the notice at the access point is the final word.