Lac Horn Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac Horn, in Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg. With some 36 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 4.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On our Mauricie list it sits near the top for size. Some 55 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 142 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Horn

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac Horn a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Horn.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Romeo is 1.9 km off. Where Lac Horn is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.