Lac des Cabourons, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Cabourons lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. Height above sea level is 361 metres. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm sits 22 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 24 km, and Sainte-Béatrix, 49 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cabourons

  Depth figures are not published 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. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Lac des Cabourons should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac des Cabourons rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Garrot at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac des Cabourons locally before you travel.