Lac Malhiot, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac Malhiot sits. The country here is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest place of any size is Shawinigan, 25 km away. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is 27 km and Hérouxville 28 km. Not far off: Lac Red about 1.4 km, Lac Simard a shade over 1.5 km, Lac de la Loutre about 1.6 km, Lac Marchand a shade over 2.1 km and Lac Antoinette about 2.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Malhiot

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Lac Malhiot as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac Malhiot that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Red, 1.4 km away. Signs at Lac Malhiot carry more weight than any list.