Lac Tubit in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Tubit. Spruce and muskeg runs right down to the water. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. Leblanc is the closest place, 91 km off. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 281 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tubit

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Tubit is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Tubit.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Stevens at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Tubit for certain.