Lac Pole Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pole stands in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 422 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. For a base, Chapais sits 82 km out. For a city, Saguenay is 256 km off. Nearby alternatives: Lac Stan lies 0.6 km on, Lac Terry about 2.2 km, Lac Otto lies 2.2 km on, Lac Pot about 2.2 km and Lac Simone lies 2.3 km on. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pole

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac Pole the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Pole the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Stan at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Pole should be assumed from this page alone.