Lac Squash Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Squash. Around the bank it is boreal forest. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Some 55 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest settlement. Then Métabetchouan, 64 km, and Chambord, 68 km. Within a short drive: Deuxieme Petit Lac at 1.2 km, Lac Mini lies 1.4 km on, Lac de l'Etang at 2.1 km, Lac Armstrong lies 2.1 km on and Lac du Plancon at 2.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Squash

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Squash gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac Squash that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Deuxieme Petit Lac at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac Squash if anything is unclear.