Fishing at Lac Tic, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac Tic, in Quebec. Everything around it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Some 36 km away sits Laurentides, the nearest settlement. After that come La Tuque at 47 km and Saint-Raymond at 66 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tic

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Tic responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Tic follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Toc at 0.2 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Tic for certain.