Lac Dalonne, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Dalonne belongs to Lanaudière, Quebec. The setting is pine and birch on every side. At about 21 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Mandeville is the closest place, 19 km off. Beyond it, Saint-Gabriel at 23 km and Saint-Jean-de-Matha at 27 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dalonne

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Dalonne fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Dalonne.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac Patoche at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Dalonne should be assumed from this page alone.