Fishing at Lac au Foin, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac au Foin is a Quebec water. Elevation runs to 502 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lanaudière. For a base, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm sits 15 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 84 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Foin

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to Lac au Foin should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -15°C for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Lac au Foin to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Somewhere to sit and eat is 1.3 km out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Premier lac Inconnu at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac au Foin as something to verify.