Fishing at Lac Souris, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Souris. Elevation runs to 410 metres. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is La Tuque, 59 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 110 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Souris

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Lac Souris should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lac Souris.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Beaudry at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Souris is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.