Fishing at Lac du Tamias, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Tamias belongs to Lanaudière. Everything around it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The nearest town is Mandeville, 20 km away. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 76 km off. In the same area: Lac Vert about 1.4 km, Lac des Pins 1.6 km away, Lac Baptiste about 2 km, Lac Jumeau 2 km away and Lac des Ursides about 2.2 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tamias

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac du Tamias responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac du Tamias regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Vert sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Tamias.