Lac Palmer in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac Palmer sits. Everything around it is rolling bush. It measures about 13 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 1.7 km keeps the choices simple. La Tuque lies 32 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 150 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Palmer

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to Lac Palmer should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Palmer.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Kennedy, 1.6 km away. Treat access at Lac Palmer as something to verify.