Fishing at Lac Coppland, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac Coppland. The ground around here is mixed forest. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 1.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Start from Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 29 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 134 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coppland

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac Coppland light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. 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 Coppland.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Charland is 1.6 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Coppland for certain.