Lac Manitonipi near La Tuque: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Manitonipi sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. The water sits 387 metres up. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. You are 31 km from La Tuque. Trois-Rivières sits 113 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. In the same area: Lac Wykes within 0.8 km, Lac Wika at 1.7 km, Lac Leon within 2.5 km, Petit lac Bastien at 3 km and Lac des Escoumins within 3.2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Manitonipi

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Manitonipi the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Lac Manitonipi around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Wykes at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Manitonipi is worth confirming on the day.