Lac du Calumet Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Calumet in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits at 515 metres above sea level. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Supplies mean a trip to Manawan, 15 km off. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 158 km away. Others close at hand: 0.9 km away is Lac de la Pipe, Lac Coucoune 1.3 km, 1.4 km away is Lac des Pies, Lac Opikwi 1.4 km and 2.1 km away is Lac des Corbeaux. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Calumet

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Lac du Calumet in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac du Calumet rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac de la Pipe is 0.9 km distant. Treat Lac du Calumet as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.