Fishing Lac des Epinards in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Epinards is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. The water sits 383 metres up. Manawan sits 45 km from the bank. It is 144 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. In the same area: Lac Marcassin within 0.7 km, Lac du Cara-Cara 1 km away, Lac de l'Essence within 1.1 km, Lac des Gaufres 1.4 km away and Lac de l'Onglet within 2 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Epinards

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac des Epinards gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac des Epinards that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Marcassin, 0.7 km out. Confirm access to Lac des Epinards locally before you travel.