Lac Inchapaco Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Inchapaco sits within Mauricie in Quebec. This is mixed forest country. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline length is close to 5.5 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Head to Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 54 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Inchapaco

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac Inchapaco the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac Inchapaco.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is a campsite 1.2 km from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Lavergne sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Inchapaco may have changed since it was mapped.