Fishing Lac Orignal in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Orignal in Mauricie, Quebec. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. For supplies, La Tuque is 29 km out. Weymontachie is 72 km and Laurentides 76 km. Nearby, in order: Petit lac au Rat 1.6 km off, Lac Bouleau 2 km away, Lac la Roche 2 km off, Lac en Pointe 2.2 km away and Lac au Rat 2.4 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Orignal

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include 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. Lac Orignal gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Orignal follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Petit lac au Rat at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac Orignal is worth confirming on the day.