Lac Yves, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac Yves sits. This is pine and birch country. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, La Tuque, is 45 km distant. After that come Métabetchouan at 73 km and Laurentides at 76 km. Within a short run: Lac de la Grosse Pierre some 0.7 km off, Lac Michel 0.7 km away, Lac Pierre some 0.8 km off, Lac a la Tortue 1.3 km away and Lac Ouitouche some 1.7 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Yves

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac Yves that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac Yves regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Grosse Pierre, 0.7 km out. For Lac Yves, the notice at the access point is the final word.