Fishing Lac Jones in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Jones is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in lake country bush. At about 26 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 2.7 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, is 32 km distant. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 67 km away. If this one is busy: Lac du Coyote at 0.9 km, Lac Vert at about 0.9 km, Lac aux Chantiers at 2.8 km, Lac du Vireo at about 3.3 km and Lac du Cerf at 3.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jones

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Jones gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Lac Jones regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Réserve faunique Mastigouche takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac du Coyote at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Jones.