Riviere a Moise in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Riviere a Moise. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. Nearest place of any size is Laurentides, 36 km away. La Cité-Limoilou sits 85 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. What else is close: Lac Guernon sits 2.2 km out, Lac Constantin (3.2 km), Lac Sene sits 3.8 km out, Lac Morion (4.1 km) and Lac Tolla sits 4.2 km out. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Riviere a Moise

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where two currents meet, work the crease between them. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Riviere a Moise the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The quiet pools cap over in winter, the riffles never quite do, and early May clears the lot. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Riviere a Moise.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Guernon, 2.2 km out. The position on Riviere a Moise is worth confirming on the day.