Lac a la Truite Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac a la Truite. It sits at 452 metres above sea level. It measures some 1.22 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 8.6 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lanaudière list. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 6.1 km away. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm is 49 km away, with Mandeville at 51 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Truite

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac a la Truite gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac a la Truite around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Troisieme lac a la Truite, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac a la Truite should be assumed from this page alone.