Lac Ulric, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Ulric is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 483 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. The town to know is Chertsey, 12 km out. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 54 km distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ulric

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Ulric where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lac Ulric rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Amable, 0.3 km away. Signs at Lac Ulric carry more weight than any list.