Lac Perdu Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Perdu is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. The water sits 356 metres up. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Manawan at 61 km is the nearest place to stop. La Tuque follows at 63 km, then Weymontachie at 69 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Perdu the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lac Perdu the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Maurice, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac Perdu before loading the car.