Lac de l'Abet Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lanaudière in Quebec is where Lac de l'Abet sits. The water sits 499 metres up. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 42 km away. It is 135 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. Nearby, in order: Lac Lumina at 1 km, 1.4 km away is Lac Tonnelet, Lac Glace at 1.4 km, 1.7 km away is Lac du Sault and Lac Bambi at 2.4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Abet

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac de l'Abet that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Lac de l'Abet to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Lumina is 1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac de l'Abet.