Lac New Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac New is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 1.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. La Tuque is the closest place, 14 km off. Laurentides is 45 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 74 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac New

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac New repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Lac New the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A ramp at Rampe is mapped 960 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Rose at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Lac New before loading the car.