Lac Weass Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Weass is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. The setting is taiga. Roughly 47 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 3.4 km on foot. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. Leblanc lies 111 km from the water. After that come Manawan at 113 km and Ferme-Neuve at 120 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Weass

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Weass to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 16°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Weass.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Pinsonnault is 1.3 km off. Where Lac Weass is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.