Lac des Haleries Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière entry here is Lac des Haleries, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 493 metres. For supplies, Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 22 km out. It is 97 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. Other water within reach: Lac Anodin 1 km, Lac Baker out at 1 km, Lac aux Caps 1.2 km, Lac Gaby out at 1.2 km and Lac Bay 1.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Haleries

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac des Haleries to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac des Haleries the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Anodin is 1 km distant. For Lac des Haleries in particular, ask before you travel.