Fishing Lac des Mauves in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac des Mauves, in Lanaudière. The setting is rolling bush. Surface area is around 65 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 3.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Lanaudière listings. Head to Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 32 km away, for anything you forgot. Mandeville is 47 km away, with Saint-Élie-de-Caxton at 53 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Mauves

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac des Mauves as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about early May to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac des Mauves that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac du Frene, 0.7 km away. Ask locally about Lac des Mauves if anything is unclear.