Fishing at Lac Lona, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lona is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 501 metres. A splashy cast here empties the swim; a quiet one owns it. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is La Tuque, 50 km out. Laurentides is 67 km and Métabetchouan 73 km. Other water nearby: Lac Georgette after 1 km, Lac aux Deux Sources 1 km off, Lac Marie after 1.3 km, Lac Ghislaine 1.6 km off and Lac a l'Ecart after 2.1 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lona

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Lona where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Lona.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Georgette, 1 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac Lona.