Lac Rene Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rene is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The surface lies 445 metres up. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 39 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 171 km distant. Nearby, in order: Lac Desilets at about 0.8 km, Lac Lucratia 1.5 km, Lac Wenache at about 1.8 km, Lac Lemay 1.8 km and Lac du Cordon at about 2.6 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rene

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Lac Rene as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Rene rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Desilets, 0.8 km out. What applies at Lac Rene may have changed since it was mapped.