Lac Slim Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Slim in Mauricie, Quebec. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The closest town, Weymontachie, is 24 km distant. For a city, Saguenay is 188 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Slim

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Slim the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Slim rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac du Flic is 1.2 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Slim in what we hold.