Lac Long Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Long falls inside Mauricie. The water sits 473 metres up. It measures about 28 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The perimeter runs near 6.2 km, so plan the walk before you start. Nearest town is Weymontachie, 17 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 192 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Long

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names 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. At Lac Long the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Long runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Paul at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Long is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.