Lac Tremblay, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Tremblay is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. This is spruce and muskeg ground. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. La Tuque lies 63 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 105 km away. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Marc 0.8 km, Petit lac Macousine roughly 1 km, Lac Sturton 1 km, Lac Bleu roughly 1.2 km and Lac Ross 1.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tremblay

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Tremblay the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Tremblay fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Marc is 0.8 km distant. Check the position at Lac Tremblay before loading the car.