Lac Terrien Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Terrien belongs to Mauricie. Elevation runs to 260 metres. At about 30 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 6.2 km in total. Some 19 km away sits Sainte-Thècle, the nearest settlement. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 71 km off. Others worth noting: Lac Profond 1.2 km, Deuxieme lac Gagnon after 1.7 km, Troisieme lac Gagnon 1.8 km, Lac Kessi after 2.2 km and Premier lac Gagnon 2.3 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Terrien

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Terrien repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Terrien runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A camping area sits within 310 m of here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Profond is 1.2 km distant. What applies at Lac Terrien may have changed since it was mapped.