Fishing at Lac Maurice, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Maurice belongs to Outaouais. It sits in lake country bush country. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 13 km away. It is 77 km to Orléans, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Maurice

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Maurice before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Lac Maurice the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Dupuis, 0.6 km away. Check the position on Lac Maurice before loading the car.