Fishing at Lac de la Moraine, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac de la Moraine. The setting is taiga. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Nearest town is Manawan, 18 km off. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 85 km and Ferme-Neuve 89 km. Round about: Lac de la Flamme a touch under 1.9 km, Lac Leech roughly 2 km, Lac Gooseneck a touch under 2.3 km, Petit lac Badajoz roughly 3.9 km and Lac Homard a touch under 4.6 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Moraine

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac de la Moraine the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Moraine.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Flamme at 1.9 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac de la Moraine as something to verify.