Lac de la Pompe Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Pompe lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. The land about it is mixed forest. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Saint-Gabriel at 2.2 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Mandeville at 9.1 km and Saint-Jean-de-Matha at 12 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Pompe

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac de la Pompe the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac de la Pompe runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Labrecque is 1.3 km off. Rules at Lac de la Pompe are worth checking on the day.