Fishing Lac Nosakasew in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Nosakasew. Around the bank it is taiga. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. For supplies, Weymontachie is 25 km out. Saguenay sits 195 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nosakasew

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Nosakasew as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -17°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Nosakasew follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Mukasew is 0.5 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Nosakasew.