Lac de la Lune near Mandeville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Lune in Lanaudière, Quebec. It stands 453 metres above sea level. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lanaudière. Mandeville lies 23 km from the water. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 82 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Lune

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac de la Lune gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac de la Lune the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is a campsite 680 m from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac de l'Aurore, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac de la Lune as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.