Lac Simard Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 401 metres up. The water covers around 5.36 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The perimeter is close to 33 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Leblanc, 73 km off. Then Chapais, 131 km, and Weymontachie, 132 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simard

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Simard fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Lac Simard by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Ohomisiw is 11 km distant. Treat Lac Simard as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.