Lac des Mocassins, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Mocassins is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. The bank gives way to lake country bush. Roughly 3.53 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The perimeter runs near 14 km, so plan the walk before you start. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. For supplies, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm is 33 km out. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 38 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 40 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Mocassins

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac des Mocassins gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac des Mocassins fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Saint-Real is 1.3 km off. Check the position at Lac des Mocassins before loading the car.