Lac Morin near Shawinigan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Morin. It lies 119 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Start from Shawinigan, 12 km down the road. Trois-Rivières sits 17 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Morin

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Morin before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -13°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac Morin follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows a campsite some 140 m from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Doucet at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Morin should be assumed from this page alone.