Lac Andre Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac Andre. It sits in lake country bush. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 22 km from the bank. After that come Mandeville at 35 km and Saint-Jean-de-Matha at 36 km. Others within reach: Lac Robert about 0.7 km, Lac Beausoleil after 0.9 km, Lac au Castor about 1.3 km, Lac de la Grande Ligne after 1.3 km and Lac Michel about 1.4 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andre

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Andre fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Andre that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Robert is 0.7 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Andre for certain.