Fishing Lac Taku in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Taku belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. Around the bank it is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. The closest town, La Tuque, is 25 km away. It is 118 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taku

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Taku responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Taku rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Wakoch is 0.5 km off. For Lac Taku, the notice at the access point is the final word.