Lac Shirley, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Shirley lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The country here is boreal forest. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Leblanc sits 92 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 286 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Shirley

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Lac Shirley a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac Shirley the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Leila is 0.7 km distant. Check the position on Lac Shirley before loading the car.