Fishing Lac Mongrain in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac Mongrain sits. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. With some 64 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 4.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. You are 86 km from Leblanc. After that come Manawan at 127 km and Weymontachie at 129 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mongrain

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Lac Mongrain as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac Mongrain rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Bunbury sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Mongrain.