Lac Saw in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Saw sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. Elevation runs to 548 metres. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 51 km away. It is 208 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saw

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Saw that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Saw by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Drouin at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac Saw is worth confirming on the day.