Lac Hexagonal in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Hexagonal lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. 45 km away sits Laurentides, the nearest town. Further out sit La Tuque (59 km) and Saint-Raymond (68 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hexagonal

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Hexagonal a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Hexagonal.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Dagon sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Hexagonal in what we hold.