Lac Lucille Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac Lucille. Height above sea level is 468 metres. Surface area is around 10 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.0 km on foot. Manawan lies 48 km from the water. Then Ferme-Neuve, 51 km, and Rivière-Rouge, 62 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lucille

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Lucille the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Lucille fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Grain de Riz at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Lucille locally before you travel.