Lac Loup Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Loup belongs to Mauricie. The water sits 382 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest town is La Tuque, 29 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 145 km away. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Belette within 2.6 km, Grand lac Frise sits 3.3 km out, Lac Loutre within 3.5 km, Lac des Termites sits 3.7 km out and Lac de l'Ampoule within 4.4 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Loup

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Loup the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Loup regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Belette is 2.6 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Loup in what we hold.