Fishing at Lac Lorraine, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Lorraine falls inside Mauricie. The water sits 421 metres up. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Weymontachie is 46 km out. Beyond it, Leblanc at 76 km and Saint-Félicien at 83 km. More in the same country: Lac Chopin about 1.2 km, Lac Mac out at 1.8 km, Lac Poulin about 1.8 km, Lac du Granite out at 2.2 km and Lac Epi about 2.3 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lorraine

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list 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 Lorraine the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Lorraine.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Chopin at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Lorraine locally before you travel.