Fishing at Lac Lemire, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Lac Lemire. It sits at 173 metres above sea level. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest place of any size is Sainte-Thècle, 12 km away. It is 62 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lemire

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Lemire responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac Lemire that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is a pier recorded roughly 660 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac aux Sables is 0.9 km off. Treat Lac Lemire as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.