Lac Travers, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Lac Travers is a Quebec water. Elevation runs to 368 metres. The water covers some 51 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The perimeter runs near 6.1 km, so plan the walk before you start. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. La Tuque is the closest place, 50 km off. Beyond it, Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 71 km and Sainte-Thècle at 73 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Travers

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac Travers decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Travers rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac de la Viorne, 0.9 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Travers in what we hold.