Fishing Lac Micheline in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Micheline is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. Height above sea level is 433 metres. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, La Tuque is 61 km out. Laurentides is 68 km away, with Métabetchouan at 70 km. In the same area: Lac Andree some 0.7 km off, Lac Aberdeen at 0.7 km, Lac Aurelien some 0.9 km off, Lac Siffleur at 1 km and Lac Witherbee some 1.1 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Micheline

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. 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. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac Micheline to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Micheline by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Andree, 0.7 km away. The position on Lac Micheline is worth confirming on the day.