Lac Ruby Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Ruby in the Mauricie part of Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. It runs to roughly 22 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.1 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Leblanc sits 82 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 264 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ruby

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Ruby is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Lac Ruby by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Taylor is 3.8 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Ruby.