Fishing at Lac Louche, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Louche is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. It sits at 556 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Weymontachie sits 60 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 171 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Louche

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. 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. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac Louche should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Louche runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac du Canneton is 0.8 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Louche for certain.