Lac Crepons near Manawan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Crepons is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. It lies 451 metres above sea level. At about 51 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The outline measures near 5.7 km, so local knowledge counts. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Manawan, 17 km off. After that come Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 54 km and Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 89 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Crepons

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Lac Crepons is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Crepons.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Olive is 2.2 km distant. Signs at Lac Crepons carry more weight than any list.