Lac des Pins Fishing near Rawdon, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Pins in Lanaudière, Quebec. Elevation runs to 249 metres. Roughly 11 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 1.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Rawdon sits 5.7 km from the bank. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 37 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pins

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac des Pins before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lac des Pins the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Asselin sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Pins for certain.