Fishing at Lac Irene, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Irene is set in Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 491 metres above sea level. Head to Weymontachie, 20 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Saguenay is 189 km off. Also worth knowing: Lac Jos-Boivin lies 1.1 km on, 1.4 km away is Lac Rene, Lac Hamel lies 1.7 km on, 2.1 km away is Lac Canard and Lac Carmen lies 2.1 km on. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Irene

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. 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. Fish Lac Irene where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Irene by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Jos-Boivin is 1.1 km distant. Where Lac Irene is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.