Lac Profond Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Profond stands in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits at 280 metres above sea level. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 2.1 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Laurentides is the closest town at 19 km. It is 73 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Profond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Profond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Lac Profond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a campsite 1.2 km from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Terrien is 1.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Profond for certain.