Fishing Lac Bottine in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Bottine, in Lanaudière. The water sits 412 metres up. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. 48 km away sits Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the nearest town. Trois-Rivières sits 97 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bottine

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Bottine for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Lac Bottine to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Lucette is 0.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Bottine in what we hold.