Lac Rouleau Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Rouleau in Mauricie, Quebec. Around the bank it is taiga. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. Leblanc sits 15 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 229 km off. Neighbouring water: 1 km away is Lac du Ministre, Lac Michaud sits 1.2 km out, 1.7 km away is Lac Vert, Lac des Anopheles sits 1.8 km out and 2.1 km away is Lac Pelletier. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rouleau

  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. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Lac Rouleau is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Rouleau.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac du Ministre sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Rouleau in particular, ask before you travel.