Lac des Cedres Fishing near Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac des Cedres. The ground around here is pine and birch. You are 21 km from Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 69 km away. Also on the doorstep: Lac Mousse within 1.2 km, Lac Grenier 1.5 km, Lac Belisle within 2 km, Lac Godin 2.2 km and Lac a Rivest within 2.2 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cedres

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Lac des Cedres as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac des Cedres rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Mousse, 1.2 km out. Check the position at Lac des Cedres before loading the car.