Lac de l'Heritage near Chertsey: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac de l'Heritage is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. The bank gives way to lake country bush. For a base, Chertsey sits 5.2 km out. After that come Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson at 9.1 km and Saint-Hippolyte at 15 km. Also within reach: Lac Genereux 0.6 km, Lac Ashton some 0.8 km off, Lac Hearsey 1.2 km, LacMooney some 1.2 km off and Lac Laberge 1.8 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Heritage

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac de l'Heritage the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac de l'Heritage fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Genereux is 0.6 km distant. For Lac de l'Heritage in particular, ask before you travel.