Lac Jos Fishing near Métabetchouan, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Jos. The country round it is taiga from end to end. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Métabetchouan at 57 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Saguenay is 110 km off. Within a short run: Lac a la Vole some 0.5 km off, Petit lac Marguerite out at 0.8 km, Lac du Heron some 1.1 km off, Lac Bachon out at 2.5 km and Lac Oreille some 2.5 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jos

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac Jos light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Lac Jos.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac a la Vole is 0.5 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Jos for certain.