Lac a l'Ile Fishing near Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a l'Ile lies in Lanaudière, in Quebec. The water sits 386 metres up. Some 14 km away sits Sainte-Béatrix, the nearest settlement. Chertsey lies 17 km off, Rawdon another 19 km. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Alexandre 1.6 km away, Lac Long at 1.8 km, Lac Gareau 2.2 km away, Lac Crepeau at 2.5 km and Lac a l'Ours 2.6 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac a l'Ile

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac a l'Ile that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac a l'Ile.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Alexandre sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac a l'Ile should be assumed from this page alone.