Lac du Faon Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Faon in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits in pine and birch country. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 32 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 103 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Round about: Lac Bordeleau at 0.7 km, 1.3 km away is Lac du Baril, Lac aux Cenelles at 1.8 km, 1.9 km away is Lac Eclaire and Lac Paul at 2.4 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Faon

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac du Faon the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac du Faon rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Bordeleau, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac du Faon locally before you travel.