Lac Saunier Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Saunier is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Leblanc is the closest place, 90 km off. Gatineau is the closest city, 281 km away. Other water within reach: Lac Wimpy roughly 0.8 km, Lac Citroen out at 0.9 km, Lac Bambino roughly 1.4 km, Lac Tubit out at 1.6 km and Lac Simon roughly 1.9 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saunier

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac Saunier gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac Saunier.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Wimpy, 0.8 km out. For Lac Saunier, the notice at the access point is the final word.