Lac Bedard Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bedard is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. Height above sea level is 419 metres. Manawan sits 22 km from here and is the nearest stop. Trois-Rivières sits 192 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Francois a shade over 1.8 km, Lac Kamicta Minictikowok roughly 1.8 km, Lac Robin a shade over 2.4 km, Lac Margot roughly 2.9 km and Petit lac Mos a shade over 3.2 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bedard

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Bedard repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Bedard runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Francois is 1.8 km off. The position on Lac Bedard is worth confirming on the day.