Fishing at Lac des Chaussees, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Chaussees is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. The ground round it is northern bush. Surface area is around 83 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With 6.7 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lanaudière list. For a base, Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 46 km out. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 108 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Chaussees

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Lac des Chaussees a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Lac des Chaussees the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac des Eaux Mortes is 1.2 km off. Treat Lac des Chaussees as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.