Lac du Chevreuil Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Chevreuil is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. It stands 494 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The town to know is Saint-Jean-de-Matha, 24 km out. It is 81 km to Terrebonne, the nearest city. Near neighbours: Lac du Castor at about 0.4 km, Lac Caribou some 1 km off, Lac des Cedres at about 1.7 km, Lac a la Pluie some 1.9 km off and Lac Clair at about 1.9 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chevreuil

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Lac du Chevreuil should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Chevreuil.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac du Castor, 0.4 km out. None of that is settled for Lac du Chevreuil in what we hold.