Lac des Diatomees, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac des Diatomees is a Quebec water. It lies 459 metres above sea level. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is the closest town at 26 km. Mandeville is 56 km and Saint-Gabriel 62 km. In the same area: 0.8 km out stands Lac des Freres, Lac des Ecureuils within 1.7 km, 2.3 km out stands Lac du Thuya, Lac Aubry within 2.6 km and 3 km out stands Lac Crodeau. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Diatomees

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac des Diatomees the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac des Diatomees regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac des Freres is 0.8 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac des Diatomees.