Lac Loon Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Loon in Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 445 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Weymontachie, is 55 km distant. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 144 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Loon

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Loon gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Lac Loon around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Gull, 0.9 km out. For Lac Loon, the notice at the access point is the final word.