Lac des Demoiselles Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Demoiselles is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. It stands 449 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 44 km away. It is 84 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Demoiselles

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. 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. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac des Demoiselles a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac des Demoiselles rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac des Libellules at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac des Demoiselles carry more weight than any list.