Lac Robert Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Robert is set in Mauricie, Quebec. The country round it is taiga from end to end. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Weymontachie is the closest place, 44 km off. Leblanc follows at 56 km, then Saint-Félicien at 94 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Robert

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Robert the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Robert.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac aux Rats is 0.7 km off. Where Lac Robert is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.