Fishing at Lac de la Marguerite, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac de la Marguerite. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Manawan lies 46 km from the water. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 158 km away. Also within reach: Lac Mirror at 1.6 km, 1.9 km away is Lac de la Samare, Lac de la Renoncule at 2.1 km, 2.3 km away is Lac Hemlock and Lac Crane at 2.3 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Marguerite

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac de la Marguerite for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac de la Marguerite runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Mirror, 1.6 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac de la Marguerite.