Lac Moose Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Moose, in Mauricie. The surface lies 435 metres up. At 1.21 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 16 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Leblanc lies 38 km from the water. Further out sit Weymontachie (82 km) and Normandin (124 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Moose

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Moose where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Lac Moose by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac de l'Est sits 2.9 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Moose if anything is unclear.