Lac de la Mouffette, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Mouffette in Lanaudière, Quebec. The surface lies 568 metres up. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Manawan sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 148 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Round about: Lac Lussier (1.3 km), Lac Cent Piastres at 1.6 km, Lac de la Chute (1.7 km), Lac des Libellules at 1.9 km and Lac Rocheux (2 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Mouffette

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac de la Mouffette the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -16°C for January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac de la Mouffette.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Lussier, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac de la Mouffette, the notice at the access point is the final word.