Lac des Erables Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lanaudière, Quebec, is where Lac des Erables sits. The ground around here is boreal forest. The nearest town is Manawan, 21 km away. Saint-Michel-des-Saints follows at 58 km, then Rivière-Rouge at 75 km. Close by you have: Lac des Trembles at 1.2 km, Lac des Cedres just 1.5 km, Lac des Hetres at 2.1 km, Lac des Melezes just 2.2 km and Lac des Oliviers at 2.2 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Erables

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac des Erables where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -16°C for January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac des Erables more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac des Trembles is 1.2 km off. Ask locally about Lac des Erables if anything is unclear.