Fishing at Lac Hy, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Hy lies in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 km on foot. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 57 km away. Manawan lies 63 km off, La Tuque another 68 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hy

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Hy before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Hy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Jean is 0.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Hy in what we hold.