Fishing at Lac Lamy, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Lamy. The surroundings are boreal forest. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. Métabetchouan lies 57 km from the water. Saguenay sits 107 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lamy

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Lamy decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Lamy follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. 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. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Jeanne, 1.2 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Lamy in what we hold.