Lac Tarin Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tarin sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 46 km away. It is 210 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Also on the doorstep: Lac Loriot 0.7 km off, Lac Tatius a shade over 1.1 km, Lac du Totem 1.4 km off, Lac Jacot a shade over 1.7 km and Lac de la Buse 1.8 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tarin

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Tarin to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Tarin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Loriot, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Tarin in what we hold.