Lac Bollene in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Lanaudière, Quebec, sits Lac Bollene. Height above sea level is 521 metres. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. 34 km away sits Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the nearest town. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm is 48 km and Rivière-Rouge 53 km. Water in the same corner: Lac Hans at about 0.6 km, Lac Dalpec 1.9 km away, Lac Siret at about 2.7 km, Lac Cirier 3 km away and Lac du Piton at about 3.2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bollene

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Bollene that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac Bollene regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Hans is 0.6 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Bollene locally before you travel.