Lac Honore, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Lac Honore. The surface lies 570 metres up. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Head to Manawan, 64 km away, for anything you forgot. Trois-Rivières sits 227 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within easy reach: Lac Tremblay out at 1.6 km, Lac Rod within 2.2 km, Lac Barrette out at 3.2 km, Lac Pat within 5.3 km and Lac Cecile out at 5.5 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Honore

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac Honore is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Honore.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Tremblay is 1.6 km off. Ask locally about Lac Honore if anything is unclear.