Fishing Lac Lye in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Lye. It lies 482 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The closest town, Leblanc, is 69 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 232 km away. Not far off: Lac Gif 0.4 km, Lac de la Cime at about 0.8 km, Lac Musicat 1 km, Lac Serpent at about 1.6 km and Lac Patterson 1.8 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lye

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Mauricie include 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. The shape of Lac Lye decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Lye rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Gif, 0.4 km away. Confirm access to Lac Lye locally before you travel.