Lac Taylor Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Taylor in Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 432 metres above sea level. It measures some 1.78 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The edge covers about 11 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. For supplies, Leblanc is 79 km out. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 262 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taylor

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Taylor for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Taylor.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Choquette, 3.4 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Taylor.