Fishing Lac Schmoo in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Schmoo lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. The country here is boreal forest. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Manawan, 51 km away. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 215 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Schmoo

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Lac Schmoo a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Schmoo.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Fraser, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Schmoo, the notice at the access point is the final word.