Lac Travers Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The country here is taiga. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 2.3 km in total. For supplies, Manawan is 63 km out. Leblanc follows at 90 km, then Weymontachie at 99 km. What else is close: Lac Guy about 1.2 km, Lac de la Misere a shade over 2.5 km, Lac Mederick about 2.5 km, Lac Marcelle a shade over 2.7 km and Lac Page about 3.3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Travers

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Lac Travers is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac Travers that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Guy at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac Travers may have changed since it was mapped.