Lac Rene Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Rene. This is boreal forest ground. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 km on foot. Manawan sits 50 km from the bank. Then Leblanc, 88 km, and Weymontachie, 88 km. More in the same country: Lac Jacynthe 0.5 km away, Lac Team roughly 1 km, Lac Armature 1.7 km away, Lac Mignarde roughly 2.1 km and Lac Dan 2.8 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rene

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Rene the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac Rene regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Jacynthe is 0.5 km distant. What applies at Lac Rene may have changed since it was mapped.