Lac de la Tour Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Tour lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits at 465 metres above sea level. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Manawan is the closest town at 58 km. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 58 km away, with La Tuque at 70 km. Within a short run: Lac a l'Equerre at about 1 km, 2.3 km out stands Lac Le Neuf, Lac Giraldeau at about 2.5 km, 2.9 km out stands Lac Garceau and Lac Mercure at about 3.3 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tour

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac de la Tour the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac de la Tour follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac a l'Equerre is 1 km off. Rules at Lac de la Tour are worth checking on the day.