Lac Long Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac Long sits. The bank gives way to northern bush. Roughly 18 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The town to know is Weymontachie, 31 km out. Leblanc lies 50 km off, Manawan another 69 km. Close by you also have: Lac Rat sits 1 km out, Lac Benard at 1 km, Lac du Lynx sits 2.1 km out, Lac Laurence at 2.5 km and Lac Kiss sits 2.6 km out. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Long

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Long before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 16°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Long fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Rat sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Long.