Lac Marie Fishing near Métabetchouan, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Marie in Mauricie, Quebec. The surroundings are northern bush. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. The closest town, La Tuque, is 59 km distant. It is 123 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Marie

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac Marie before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac Marie regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Carre is 0.2 km off. Confirm access to Lac Marie locally before you travel.