Lac a la Chienne Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière entry here is Lac a la Chienne, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 50 km away. Manawan lies 69 km off, La Tuque another 71 km. Others close at hand: 1.4 km out stands Lac Roma, Lac Carre the better part of 1.5 km, 2.1 km out stands Lac Ruth, Lac Ara the better part of 2.7 km and 2.9 km out stands Lac Elphege. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Chienne

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac a la Chienne gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac a la Chienne runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Roma, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac a la Chienne.