Fishing Lac des Chenes in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Chenes is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. The water sits 116 metres up. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Saint-Ambroise is the closest place, 6.6 km off. Terrebonne sits 49 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Near neighbours include: Lac Perreault a touch under 2.6 km, Lac Nicole (2.6 km), Lac Francine a touch under 2.6 km, Lac l'Ilot (2.7 km) and Lac Victor a touch under 2.7 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Chenes

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac des Chenes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -13°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Lac des Chenes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Perreault at 2.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Chenes for certain.