Lac des Mines Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac des Mines. It sits in mixed forest country. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For supplies, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm is 13 km out. It is 84 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Mines

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac des Mines a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac des Mines fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Plus Haut is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Mines for certain.