Lac Trouve in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Trouve is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The water sits 553 metres up. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Weymontachie lies 48 km from the water. Saguenay sits 192 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short drive: Lac Touche at about 1.5 km, Lac Ronfleux a shade over 1.6 km, Lac Canot at about 2 km, Lac Cabane a shade over 2.3 km and Lac Epinette at about 2.3 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Trouve

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Trouve decides where the fish sit.

• 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. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Trouve.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Touche is 1.5 km off. Rules at Lac Trouve are worth checking on the day.