Lac Oblong Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Oblong is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. It sits in rolling bush. It runs to roughly 62 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 4.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. Some 41 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest settlement. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 116 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Oblong

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Lac Oblong in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Oblong.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Rameau sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Oblong.