Fishing at Lac Chaison, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Chaison, in Lanaudière. The water sits 445 metres up. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 30 km is the nearest place to stop. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 113 km away. Not far off: Lac Lournand lies 1.7 km on, Lac Blaire 2 km, Lac Jonval lies 2.7 km on, Lac Guipel 2.8 km and Lac Boulard lies 3.1 km on. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chaison

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Chaison as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Lac Chaison.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A campsite lies 1.1 km away for anyone staying over. There are toilets mapped about 1.2 km away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Lournand sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lac Chaison before loading the car.