Fishing Lac Mungam in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Mungam belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. The bank is 284 metres above sea level. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest town is La Tuque, 28 km away. Laurentides is 62 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 67 km. Within easy reach: Lac Kipawa at 0.3 km, Lac au Foin a shade over 0.4 km, Lac Nemisitan at 0.9 km, Lac du Nascapi a shade over 1.4 km and Lac Dumoine at 1.8 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mungam

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Mungam before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac Mungam more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Kipawa is 0.3 km distant. Nothing on Lac Mungam should be assumed from this page alone.