Lac du Coyote near Manawan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac du Coyote. It sits in taiga. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Manawan, 32 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 148 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Coyote

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac du Coyote light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Lac du Coyote to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac Ramage, 1.5 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Coyote.