Fishing at Lac des Cedres, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Cedres lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The nearest place of any size is Mandeville, 24 km away. Terrebonne sits 82 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: 1.1 km out stands Lac a la Pluie, Lac du Chevreuil a shade over 1.7 km, 1.9 km out stands Lac Clair, Lac de la Brunante a shade over 1.9 km and 2 km out stands Lac a la Loutre. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cedres

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac des Cedres before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac des Cedres runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac a la Pluie is 1.1 km off. The position on Lac des Cedres is worth confirming on the day.