Lac Najoua Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Najoua is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. It lies 456 metres above sea level. At some 1.65 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. Some 27 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest settlement. Weymontachie follows at 32 km, then Manawan at 101 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Najoua

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lac Najoua to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac Najoua regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac John is 0.7 km distant. Where Lac Najoua is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.