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

• Overview

  Lac du Planaire is listed under Lanaudière, Quebec. This is mixed forest ground. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 41 km from the water. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 82 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Planaire

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac du Planaire the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac du Planaire rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac de la Salamandre is 0.5 km distant. Check the position at Lac du Planaire before loading the car.