Lac Tulipe, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Tulipe. Height above sea level is 376 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Weymontachie is the closest place, 52 km off. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 146 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tulipe

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac Tulipe for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lac Tulipe rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Jonquille is 1.1 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Tulipe.