Lac Roger Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Roger lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The setting is taiga on every side. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 46 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest settlement. Then Weymontachie, 66 km, and Normandin, 103 km. Nearest other option: Lac Culotte within 0.7 km, Lac Moisan (1.9 km), Lac Jet within 2.3 km, Lac Cecile (2.4 km) and Lac Masson within 2.6 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roger

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Roger where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Lac Roger.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Culotte, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac Roger.