Lac des Rainettes Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Rainettes in Lanaudière, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. 23 km away sits Mandeville, the nearest town. Then Saint-Gabriel, 28 km, and Saint-Jean-de-Matha, 33 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Rainettes

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac des Rainettes decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac des Rainettes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Frederic at 1 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac des Rainettes is worth confirming on the day.