Lac du Meleze, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Meleze belongs to Lanaudière, Quebec. The bank is 545 metres above sea level. The water covers some 19 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Head to Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 20 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm is 26 km and Sainte-Béatrix 48 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Meleze

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac du Meleze where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Meleze.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Bouteille, 1 km away. Ask locally about Lac du Meleze if anything is unclear.