Fishing Lac du Poisson Blanc in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac du Poisson Blanc, in Lanaudière. The ground around here is taiga. The water covers some 57 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 3.8 km of margin, front to back. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lanaudière list. Manawan is the closest town at 37 km. Trois-Rivières sits 194 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Poisson Blanc

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac du Poisson Blanc the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -16°C for January. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Poisson Blanc.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Little Trout, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac du Poisson Blanc carry more weight than any list.