Lac de la Rosette Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac de la Rosette. Around the bank it is northern bush. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest town is Manawan, 44 km away. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 156 km off. Within a short drive: Lac Comfort 0.6 km away, Lac Avril at about 1 km, Lac de la Samare 1.1 km away, Lac Mirror at about 1.2 km and Lac de la Lacune 1.2 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Rosette

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac de la Rosette rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac de la Rosette runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Comfort is 0.6 km off. Confirm access to Lac de la Rosette locally before you travel.