Lac Quenneville Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Quenneville in Mauricie, Quebec. It lies 419 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Chapais, 84 km off. Leblanc is 90 km away, with Chibougamau at 94 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quenneville

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Quenneville fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lac Quenneville the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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 parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Suzanne, 2.5 km away. Treat access at Lac Quenneville as something to verify.