Lac Allonge in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Allonge sits within Lanaudière in Quebec. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Start from Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, 32 km down the road. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 34 km and Labelle at 36 km. Within a short drive: Lac Sanche 1.5 km away, Lac Albert 1.9 km, Lac Laclede 2.1 km away, Lac Jamet 3.4 km and Lac Begard 3.6 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Allonge

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac Allonge where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Allonge.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Sanche is 1.5 km off. Where Lac Allonge is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.