Lac Menette in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Menette is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. The country here is rolling bush. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Sainte-Thècle is the closest town at 18 km. Trois-Rivières sits 68 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Menette

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Menette the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Menette.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac Creux, 1 km away. Check the position on Lac Menette before loading the car.