Lac Atenis Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière entry here is Lac Atenis, in Quebec. The country here is mixed forest. With some 82 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The margin runs to about 7.3 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lanaudière list. Head to Manawan, 49 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 64 km off, Weymontachie another 74 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Atenis

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The near bank of Lac Atenis is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Atenis.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Bistodeau is 2.1 km distant. For Lac Atenis, the notice at the access point is the final word.