Lac de l'Orignal Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Orignal sits in Lanaudière, out in Quebec. It sits in northern bush. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Manawan, 38 km away. Beyond it, Weymontachie at 52 km and Leblanc at 81 km. Near neighbours: Lac Bouvreuil some 2.3 km off, Lac Canape roughly 2.3 km, Lac Regal some 2.3 km off, Lac Futaie roughly 3.1 km and Lac Levrier some 3.3 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Orignal

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac de l'Orignal for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac de l'Orignal around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Bouvreuil sits 2.3 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac de l'Orignal, the notice at the access point is the final word.