Lac La Fere Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in taiga. Métabetchouan is the closest place, 55 km off. Saguenay sits 95 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Round about: Lac Sery roughly 0.2 km, Lac Bellevalle (0.6 km), Lac Voisard roughly 1.2 km, Lac Bohemier (1.9 km) and Lac de la Bauge roughly 2 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac La Fere

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac La Fere gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac La Fere rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Sery sits 0.2 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac La Fere is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.