Fishing Lac Leone in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Leone is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 530 metres. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Head to Leblanc, 44 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Weymontachie, 63 km, and Saint-Félicien, 104 km. Water in the same corner: Lac Vison roughly 0.8 km, Lac aux Requins at about 0.9 km, Lac Jet roughly 1.2 km, Lac du Camp at about 1.4 km and Lac a Foin roughly 2 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leone

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Leone light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac Leone runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Vison sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Leone should be assumed from this page alone.