Lac Dougherty Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Dougherty in Lanaudière, Quebec. The bank is 524 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lanaudière list. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm lies 12 km from the water. Beyond it, Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 35 km and Chertsey at 40 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dougherty

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Dougherty fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. 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. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Lac Dougherty to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A boat ramp sits 830 m away, so trailered boats can get on. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac McGuire sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Dougherty in what we hold.