Fishing at Lac Rosaire, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Rosaire, in Mauricie. Taiga runs right down to the water. Roughly 20 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 16 km away. Beyond it, Leblanc at 71 km and La Tuque at 78 km. Near neighbours include: Lac Hovey 1 km away, Lac Ned 1.5 km, Lac Froid 1.6 km away, Lac Guillet 2 km and Lac Neil 2.3 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rosaire

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Lac Rosaire a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Rosaire.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Hovey is 1 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Rosaire for certain.