Lac Benoit Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Benoit falls in Lanaudière, part of Quebec. The bank gives way to northern bush. For a base, Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 45 km out. Manawan is 54 km away, with Mandeville at 82 km. Within a short drive: 0.4 km away is Lac Judy, Lac Heroux 0.5 km away, 1.1 km away is Lac de la Joie, Lac du Chevalier 1.2 km away and 2.2 km away is Lac du Martinet. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Benoit

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Benoit rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Benoit.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Judy is 0.4 km distant. Nothing on Lac Benoit should be assumed from this page alone.