Fishing Lac de l'Amarante in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Amarante is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. The setting is northern bush on every side. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is Manawan, 43 km out. After that come Weymontachie at 63 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 74 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Amarante

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac de l'Amarante for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac de l'Amarante that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Fob, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac de l'Amarante should be assumed from this page alone.