Lac Cochon near Mandeville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Cochon is one of the Lanaudière waters in Quebec. The land about it is pine and birch. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Mandeville lies 14 km from the water. Saint-Gabriel lies 16 km off, Saint-Jean-de-Matha another 19 km. Within a short drive: Lac Anne lies 0.9 km on, Lac Perdu near enough 1.1 km, Lac Wa lies 1.2 km on, Lac Croche near enough 1.4 km and Lac Marie lies 1.4 km on. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cochon

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Cochon the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Cochon by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Anne is 0.9 km distant. The position on Lac Cochon is worth confirming on the day.