Lac des Aulnaies Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac des Aulnaies. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 13 km off. After that come Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 56 km and Manawan at 58 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Aulnaies

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac des Aulnaies the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac des Aulnaies to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Saint-Jean is 1 km off. Ask locally about Lac des Aulnaies if anything is unclear.