Lac Ruth Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Ruth. Height above sea level is 423 metres. Roughly 25 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 4.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The closest town, Weymontachie, is 52 km away. La Tuque is 60 km away, with Manawan at 66 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ruth

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Ruth to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Ruth the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac des Neiges is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Ruth for certain.