Lac Bleu Fishing near Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bleu falls in Lanaudière, part of Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. Sainte-Béatrix lies 8.2 km from the water. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 57 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bleu

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac Bleu a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Lac Bleu regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Louise, 0.8 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Bleu.