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12-acre lake near Québec. The lake tops out around 25 ft. The depth chart is built from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the humps, channels and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. The rest of this page walks each species through its year, using the map's own scoring.
The outline encloses 12 acres, worked by 0.5 miles of shoreline. Its 1.1 shoreline index means few bank features; the contours below do the pattern work. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 46% of this chart. Portneuf MRC claims this one. Lac Veillette sits 1 mi southeast — the closest neighbouring chart.
Carte de pêche interactive gratuite — Lac Rivard, Québec : courbes de profondeur issues de relevés bathymétriques réels jusqu'à 8 m (25 pi), et les meilleurs sites pour omble de fontaine, doré jaune et perchaude. Les profondeurs proviennent de la Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (MELCCFP) lorsque disponibles.
Spring brook trout on Lac Rivard hold shallow, usually 2 to 15 ft. They move out to 8 to 25 ft in summer and finish the year down in 3 to 20 ft. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 25 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 2 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (8 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Été | 8 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (25 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Automne | 2 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Hiver | 3 to 20 ft | dawn | Shallow bay flat (8 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
Spring puts walleye in skinny water — 4 to 15 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 8 to 25 ft, wintering in 8 to 25 ft. Winter walleye concentrate at Deep basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 25 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around the evening and early morning. A crawler harness on bottom bouncer or a deep crankbait (trolled) covers the summer program.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 4 to 15 ft | dusk & dawn | open water | 1/8 oz jig + minnow, Hair jig |
| Été | 8 to 25 ft | dusk & dawn | Deep basin (25 ft) | Crawler harness on bottom bouncer, Deep crankbait (trolled) |
| Automne | 8 to 25 ft | dusk & night | Deep basin (25 ft) | Jigging rap, Jig + big minnow |
| Hiver | 8 to 25 ft | dusk & dawn | Deep basin (25 ft) | Jigging spoon + minnow head, Rattle bait |
Start shallow in spring: yellow perch sit in 3 to 12 ft that time of year. Summer pushes them deeper, 8 to 25 ft, and winter fish settle into 8 to 25 ft. The spot to know is Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for yellow perch in spring. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. Throw a drop-shot micro plastics or a small spoon tipped with worm until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (8 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Perch-pattern micro crank |
| Été | 8 to 25 ft | dawn | Deep basin (25 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small spoon tipped with worm |
| Automne | 8 to 25 ft | midday | Deep basin (25 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Perch rig / spreader |
| Hiver | 8 to 25 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (25 ft) | Tungsten jig + spikes, Rattle spoon (small) |
The chart marks 2 structure features on Lac Rivard; the deepest is Deep basin at about 25 ft.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Québec waters are set by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP) — and special regulations can apply to Lac Rivard specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Québec fishing regulations →
Lac Rivard is about 25 ft (8 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the contours reflect measured depths.
Lac Rivard atteint environ 8 m (25 pi) à son point le plus profond. Les profondeurs proviennent de relevés bathymétriques réels.
Anglers target brook trout, walleye, yellow perch on Lac Rivard. This species list is an informed estimate from Québec's provincial fish-range maps (bounded by each lake's depth and habitat), not a per-lake fish survey — Québec doesn't publish per-lake species records.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 25 ft of water that rates prime for walleye in winter. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For brook trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Lac Rivard is regulated by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP). Check the official Québec regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Lac Veillette 1 mi · Lac Gervais 1 mi · Les Quatre Lacs 1 mi · Lac Hausseau 1 mi · Lac à la Cabane 1 mi · Lac Morin 1 mi · Petit lac Scott 2 mi · Lac Central 2 mi · Petit lac Central 2 mi · Lac à la Truite 3 mi · Lac Landry 3 mi · Lac Cristal 3 mi
See how Lac Rivard stacks up: best walleye lakes in Québec · best yellow perch lakes in Québec · best brook trout lakes in Québec
More water nearby: Portneuf MRC fishing maps (95 charts). Browse all Québec fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: state fisheries survey programs. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.