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

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Comte in Lanaudière, Quebec. The land about it is northern bush. For a base, Manawan sits 30 km out. After that come Ferme-Neuve at 88 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 96 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Souris near enough 1.4 km, Lac Pistol 1.5 km away, Lac du Nid near enough 2 km, Lac Eagle 2.2 km away and Lac One near enough 2.7 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Comte

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac du Comte the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac du Comte regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Souris is 1.4 km distant. Treat access at Lac du Comte as something to verify.