Lac du Second, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Second in Lanaudière, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lanaudière list. The nearest place of any size is Manawan, 21 km away. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 153 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Second

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac du Second in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lac du Second follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac du Matelot is 0.6 km off. Check the position on Lac du Second before loading the car.