Fishing at Lac Kekek, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Kekek, in Mauricie. The land about it is lake country bush. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. For supplies, La Tuque is 51 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 114 km distant. Others worth noting: Lac Harrow (0.7 km), Lac Edouard a shade over 1.2 km, Lac Cacouna (1.3 km), Lac Roger a shade over 1.5 km and Lac Sidecamp (1.5 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kekek

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac Kekek the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lac Kekek the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Harrow, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Kekek should be assumed from this page alone.