Lac Partage, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Partage. The surface lies 438 metres up. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Weymontachie sits 44 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come La Tuque at 77 km and Leblanc at 86 km. Other water within reach: Lac Jacques after 1 km, Lac Catherine (2.7 km), Lac Marcel after 2.9 km, Lac Francois (3.7 km) and Lac Joanne after 3.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Partage

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Lac Partage should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Partage follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Jacques is 1 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Partage for certain.