Lac du Cafe Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Cafe sits within Lanaudière in Quebec. The surface lies 507 metres up. Supplies mean a trip to Manawan, 22 km off. Saint-Michel-des-Saints follows at 50 km, then Rivière-Rouge at 78 km. Close neighbours run: Lac du The the better part of 0.5 km, Lac Dore after 1.4 km, Lac Chantier the better part of 1.6 km, Lac Brochet after 2 km and Lac Colinee the better part of 2.2 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cafe

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac du Cafe to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac du Cafe rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac du The, 0.5 km away. Rules at Lac du Cafe are worth checking on the day.