Lac Moon in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Moon lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The water sits 451 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest town is Manawan, 45 km away. Weymontachie lies 72 km off, Leblanc another 78 km. Close neighbours run: Lac Joliette after 2.2 km, Lac Cambin within 2.8 km, Lac Wagwabika after 3.3 km, Lac Pipe within 3.5 km and Lac Sabourin after 3.8 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Moon

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Lac Moon is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Moon runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Joliette sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Moon locally before you travel.