Lac Townsend Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac Townsend sits. The water sits 489 metres up. It runs to roughly 37 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 4.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. The closest town, Leblanc, is 66 km distant. For a city, Saguenay is 238 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Townsend

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Lac Townsend to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lac Townsend follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Laverdier is 1.1 km off. For Lac Townsend in particular, ask before you travel.