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

• Overview

  Lac du Jeudi sits within Lanaudière in Quebec. This is lake country bush ground. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 20 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 93 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Jeudi

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Lac du Jeudi as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Lac du Jeudi the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Roy at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac du Jeudi, the notice at the access point is the final word.