Fishing Lac Kean in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Kean falls inside Mauricie. Northern bush runs right down to the water. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. 46 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest town. It is 151 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Close by you have: Lac Jelly within 1.4 km, Lac Yvonne a touch under 1.4 km, Lac Easy within 1.8 km, Lac Vic a touch under 2.1 km and Lac Ibsen within 2.1 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kean

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Lac Kean a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Kean fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Jelly is 1.4 km off. Signs at Lac Kean carry more weight than any list.