Lac des Pins Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac des Pins is a Quebec water. The bank is 87 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lanaudière list. The closest town, Lac-Lapierre, is 3.8 km away. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 25 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pins

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lac des Pins as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -12°C in January and 20°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Lac des Pins the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac du Moulin sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac des Pins if anything is unclear.