Lac Mai Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Mai. It sits at 492 metres above sea level. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.4 km of margin, front to back. Leblanc is the closest place, 57 km off. Then Weymontachie, 101 km, and Normandin, 120 km. Close neighbours run: Lac a la Culotte 1.1 km away, Lac Paul after 1.7 km, Lac Perron 2.5 km away, Lac Bell after 2.7 km and Lac Manon 2.9 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mai

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Mai where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Mai fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac a la Culotte is 1.1 km off. What applies at Lac Mai may have changed since it was mapped.