Lac de la Rhubarbe in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. The land about it is lake country bush. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Manawan, is 36 km distant. Beyond it, Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 58 km and Weymontachie at 78 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac Kapepekopeiak a shade over 1.3 km, Lac Wolf within 1.5 km, Lac du Precipice a shade over 1.6 km, Lac Yolande within 1.8 km and Lac Parat a shade over 2.1 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Rhubarbe

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Lac de la Rhubarbe a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Lac de la Rhubarbe to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Kapepekopeiak, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac de la Rhubarbe if anything is unclear.