Lac Lemay Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Lemay in Mauricie, Quebec. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. About 6 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. You are 49 km from Saint-Tite. Hérouxville is 50 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 51 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Le Blanc (0.9 km), Lac du Sabot a shade over 1.8 km, Lac Brown (2.8 km), Lac Denis a shade over 3.2 km and Lac Dunbar (3.3 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lemay

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Lemay decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Lemay runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Le Blanc, 0.9 km away. Rules at Lac Lemay are worth checking on the day.