Lac Rice Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Rice. Land around it is boreal forest. Surface area runs to about 10 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The bank runs about 1.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. For supplies, Leblanc is 49 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 213 km away. What else is close: Lac Ali some 0.8 km off, Lac Nano within 2.7 km, Lac Pico some 4.1 km off, Lac Osier within 4.3 km and Lac Kim some 4.3 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rice

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Rice a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Lac Rice to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Ali, 0.8 km away. Rules at Lac Rice are worth checking on the day.