Premier lac Alexandre Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Premier lac Alexandre belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 283 metres up. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Some 21 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest settlement. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 105 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Premier lac Alexandre

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Premier lac Alexandre should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 18°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Premier lac Alexandre runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Deuxieme lac Alexandre is 1 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Premier lac Alexandre for certain.