Fishing at Lac Arachis, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Arachis is a Lanaudière water, Quebec side. The water sits 486 metres up. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Manawan is the closest place, 5.7 km off. After that come Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 76 km and Weymontachie at 86 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Arachis

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Arachis where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Lac Arachis around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Capri, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Arachis carry more weight than any list.