Lac de la Frontiere Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Frontiere lies in Lanaudière, in Quebec. It sits in northern bush country. Nearest place of any size is Manawan, 24 km away. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 60 km and Rivière-Rouge 73 km. Near neighbours: Lac de la Presqu'ile at 1.4 km, Lac a l'Ile at about 1.8 km, Lac des Roseaux at 2.2 km, Lac des Oliviers at about 2.5 km and Lac des Pins at 2.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Frontiere

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac de la Frontiere that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac de la Frontiere runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac de la Presqu'ile is 1.4 km distant. Confirm access to Lac de la Frontiere locally before you travel.