Fishing Lac Vison in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Vison is set in Mauricie, Quebec. The ground round it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. La Tuque is the closest place, 42 km off. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 159 km away. Not far off: Lac Simard 0.5 km away, Lac Perron (1.7 km), Lac Bernard 2.5 km away, Lac Heart (2.6 km) and Lac Granderen 2.7 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vison

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Vison in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Lac Vison more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Simard is 0.5 km distant. The position on Lac Vison is worth confirming on the day.