Fishing Lac Antoine in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Antoine is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. The surface lies 435 metres up. It measures about 17 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 2.0 km, and most of it is walkable. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 45 km from the bank. Further out sit Saint-Élie-de-Caxton (67 km) and Mandeville (67 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Antoine

  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. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac Antoine in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -15°C for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Lac Antoine.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac du Rateau is 0.9 km distant. For Lac Antoine, the notice at the access point is the final word.