Lac de la Potasse Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Potasse is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. The surface lies 409 metres up. The water covers some 32 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 3.5 km on foot. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. The closest town, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, is 16 km away. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 120 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Potasse

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac de la Potasse repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac de la Potasse runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Marcil is 0.9 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac de la Potasse.