Fishing at Lac Charron, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Charron is a Lanaudière water, Quebec side. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. With some 36 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 3.1 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. Nearest town is Manawan, 35 km off. It is 185 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charron

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Lac Charron as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Charron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Regent at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Charron as something to verify.