Lac des Tetras Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Tetras lies within the bounds of Lanaudière, Quebec. The water sits 542 metres up. It runs to roughly 14 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For supplies, Manawan is 12 km out. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 163 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Tetras

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac des Tetras fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac des Tetras more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Tcomarke is 0.8 km distant. Check the position at Lac des Tetras before loading the car.