Lac la Loutre Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac la Loutre is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. Height above sea level is 423 metres. The water covers some 39 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 3.3 km on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. For supplies, Manawan is 44 km out. Weymontachie is 50 km and Leblanc 74 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac la Loutre

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac la Loutre rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -16°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Lac la Loutre.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac Paul, 1.3 km away. Check the position on Lac la Loutre before loading the car.