Lac du Rat Musque Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Rat Musque lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. Elevation runs to 438 metres. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 30 km from the water. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 82 km away. Within a short drive: Lac des Pucerons within 0.5 km, Lac aux Tetards some 1.1 km off, Lac du Crapaud within 1.1 km, Lac Bourgeois some 1.3 km off and Lac de la Grenouille within 1.9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Rat Musque

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac du Rat Musque fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Rat Musque.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac des Pucerons is 0.5 km distant. Nothing on Lac du Rat Musque should be assumed from this page alone.