Fishing Lac de l'Ondee in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Ondee is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. It sits in pine and birch country. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, is 16 km distant. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 82 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close by you have: Lac Fox within 0.4 km, Lac a l'Equerre at 0.9 km, Lac Vert within 1 km, Lac Marguerite at 1.2 km and Lac Pericle within 1.9 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ondee

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac de l'Ondee the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac de l'Ondee runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Fox is 0.4 km off. Where Lac de l'Ondee is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.