Lac Jumeau Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Jumeau belongs to Mauricie. The water sits 444 metres up. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest place of any size is Mandeville, 20 km away. It is 76 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jumeau

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Mauricie: 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. Fish Lac Jumeau where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -15°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Jumeau runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac des Ursides, 0.2 km out. Where Lac Jumeau is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.