Lac des Pucerons Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. The setting is mixed forest. 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. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 30 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 82 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pucerons

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Lac des Pucerons in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -15°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac des Pucerons the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac du Rat Musque, 0.5 km away. Rules at Lac des Pucerons are worth checking on the day.