Lac Plein Bois Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Plein Bois belongs to Mauricie. Everything around it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. You are 25 km from La Tuque. Laurentides lies 71 km off, Weymontachie another 77 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Plein Bois

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Plein Bois the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Lac Plein Bois around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Panache is 0.7 km distant. Check the position on Lac Plein Bois before loading the car.