Fishing Lac Tordu in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Tordu. The water sits 366 metres up. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton at 41 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 73 km distant. Neighbouring water: Lac Boreal 0.3 km off, Lac Bondi 1.2 km, Lac Pigeon 1.2 km off, Lac Green 1.6 km and Lac Fernand 1.8 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tordu

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Tordu for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Tordu rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Boreal, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Tordu should be assumed from this page alone.