Fishing at Lac Ronfleux, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ronfleux is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. It sits at 577 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. 49 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 190 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ronfleux

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Ronfleux before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Ronfleux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Epinette is 1 km off. For Lac Ronfleux in particular, ask before you travel.