Lac des Aulnes in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lanaudière, Quebec, is where Lac des Aulnes sits. Elevation runs to 388 metres. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. Manawan is the closest place, 54 km off. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 127 km away. Others close at hand: Lac Bureau at about 0.7 km, Lac Schiller within 1 km, Lac Rond at about 1.7 km, Lac Bleu within 1.9 km and Lac Serpent at about 2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Aulnes

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac des Aulnes the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac des Aulnes that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Bureau at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac des Aulnes in particular, ask before you travel.