Lac de l'Ambre in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de l'Ambre is one of the Lanaudière listings for Quebec. This is taiga ground. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Manawan sits 46 km from here and is the nearest stop. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 153 km away. More in the same country: Lac Minuscule 0.9 km away, Lac de la Mare (1.1 km), Lac Jacques 1.7 km away, Lac Kaminictikowok (1.7 km) and Lac Marcel 1.9 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ambre

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac de l'Ambre light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac de l'Ambre runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Minuscule is 0.9 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac de l'Ambre.