Lac des Saules Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Saules sits within Lanaudière in Quebec. The surface lies 386 metres up. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 2.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. You are 44 km from Saint-Michel-des-Saints. After that come Saint-Élie-de-Caxton at 45 km and Mandeville at 46 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Saules

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac des Saules before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac des Saules runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Faine, 0.8 km out. Confirm access to Lac des Saules locally before you travel.