Lac Harris Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Harris is set in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in pine and birch. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 2.5 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Start from La Tuque, 52 km down the road. The big place round here is Saguenay, 145 km distant. Within a short drive: Lac Brouillette 2.9 km off, Lac Courcy (3.5 km), Ruisseau a Gagnon 5.3 km off, Lac du Cedre (6.5 km) and Lac Rene 6.9 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Harris

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Harris before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Expect Lac Harris to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Brouillette is 2.9 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Harris for certain.