Lac des Corbeaux in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Lanaudière entry here is Lac des Corbeaux, in Quebec. The water sits 528 metres up. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For a base, Manawan sits 14 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 160 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Corbeaux

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac des Corbeaux fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac des Corbeaux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac des Faucons at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac des Corbeaux carry more weight than any list.