Fishing Lac des Francais in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Francais in Lanaudière, Quebec. This is mixed forest ground. This is sizeable water at about 1.11 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Around 6.1 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It ranks high for size among our Lanaudière listings. The nearest place of any size is Sainte-Béatrix, 6.7 km away. The big place round here is Terrebonne, 49 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Francais

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac des Francais the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac des Francais regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a pier recorded roughly 960 m away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Lafortune sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac des Francais as something to verify.