Lac aux Chevreuils, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac aux Chevreuils is a Quebec water. Height above sea level is 238 metres. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Chertsey, 12 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Rawdon, 19 km, and Sainte-Béatrix, 21 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Chevreuils

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Lac aux Chevreuils in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac aux Chevreuils more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. You can leave the car about 500 m from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac a l'Orignal sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac aux Chevreuils before loading the car.