Lac Burner in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Burner sits in Lanaudière, out in Quebec. The bank is 468 metres above sea level. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Roughly 1.4 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. 36 km away sits Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the nearest town. Trois-Rivières sits 104 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Burner

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Burner the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac Burner follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac des Abattis sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Burner carry more weight than any list.