Lac du Carreau in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Carreau stands in Lanaudière, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 1.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 11 km away. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 118 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Carreau

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac du Carreau the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -15°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac du Carreau regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac du Trefle is 0.7 km distant. For Lac du Carreau, the notice at the access point is the final word.