Fishing Lac Riki in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Riki lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. The ground around here is taiga. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Leblanc, 50 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 228 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Riki

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Riki repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Riki.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Peso sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Riki may have changed since it was mapped.