Lac Mountain Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Mountain, in Mauricie. The setting is northern bush. With some 46 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge covers about 5.7 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Some 28 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Saguenay, 219 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mountain

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac Mountain is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Mountain more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Eagle is 1.2 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Mountain.