Lac Mullin in Quebec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Mullin in Quebec. The surroundings are lake country bush. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Deep River sits 42 km from the bank. Gatineau sits 197 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Nearby alternatives: Lac Bucholtz lies 0.9 km on, Lac de l'Aster 1.6 km away, Lac Whitton lies 1.7 km on, Lac du Dimanche 2.2 km away and Lac du Velar lies 2.3 km on. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mullin

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. At Lac Mullin light and wind decide more than tackle does. Inflows pull fish in whenever water is moving.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Mullin rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac Bucholtz at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Mullin for certain.