Lac de la Poche, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de la Poche falls inside Lanaudière. The surface lies 413 metres up. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For a base, Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 43 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 81 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Poche

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac de la Poche where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac de la Poche to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Sonois is 0.6 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Poche.