Lac Lost Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lost is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 44 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Weymontachie at 47 km and Laurentides at 94 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac Hassel within 1.9 km, Baie du Poisson Blanc 2.4 km away, Lac Eric within 2.5 km, Lac Cloutier 2.5 km away and Lac Dead Man within 3.8 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lost

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lac Lost as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan any trip to Lac Lost around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Hassel sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lac Lost before loading the car.