Lac Paul Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Paul in Mauricie, Quebec. The setting is lake country bush. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. 49 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest town. Weymontachie lies 52 km off, Laurentides another 98 km. Other water within reach: Lac Canard at 1.6 km, Lac Genereux at about 2.5 km, Lac Alphonse at 2.5 km, Lac Henri at about 2.7 km and Lac Mac at 4.1 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paul

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Lac Paul is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Paul runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Canard is 1.6 km distant. Treat Lac Paul as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.