Lac Donsil in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Donsil is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.0 km on foot. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 22 km from the bank. It is 110 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Donsil

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Donsil is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Donsil runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A camping area sits within 680 m of here. There is a toilet block some 670 m out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac Lozet at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Lac Donsil are worth checking on the day.