Fishing Lac Laurence in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Laurence lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. It sits at 509 metres above sea level. Around 67 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 3.9 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 31 km away. Leblanc lies 53 km off, Manawan another 67 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Laurence

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac Laurence in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -17°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Laurence rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac du Regime, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac Laurence as something to verify.