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

• Overview

  Lac de la Savane is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. Height above sea level is 449 metres. The water covers around 3.21 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm sits 29 km from the bank. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 104 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Savane

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lac de la Savane the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac de la Savane rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac du Caucus at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac de la Savane, the notice at the access point is the final word.