Fishing Lac Leonard in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Leonard sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The setting is taiga on every side. The town to know is Weymontachie, 28 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 222 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. If this one is busy: Lac Fred about 1.3 km, Lac de la Chance 1.7 km away, Lac Harry about 2 km, Lac au Sable 2.6 km away and Lac a la Truite about 2.8 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leonard

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Leonard before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lac Leonard regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Fred, 1.3 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Leonard for certain.