Lac Rondeau Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rondeau falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. Everything around it is boreal forest. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is La Tuque, 45 km off. Beyond it, Laurentides at 60 km and Métabetchouan at 80 km. Water in the same corner: Petit lac Couillard after 0.7 km, Lac Savane just 1.5 km, Lac Couillard after 1.5 km, Lac Etau just 1.5 km and Petit lac Shea after 1.9 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rondeau

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Rondeau the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac Rondeau to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Petit lac Couillard, 0.7 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Rondeau in what we hold.