Fishing at Lac Andree, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Andree is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits in taiga country. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Manawan, is 33 km away. It is 139 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. What else is close: Lac Maria at 1.1 km, Lac Enitakwak out at 1.6 km, Lac des Carences at 1.7 km, Lac des Barges out at 2.5 km and Lac Alec at 2.5 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andree

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Andree for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Andree fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Maria, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac Andree are worth checking on the day.