Lac du Trou Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Trou sits within Lanaudière in Quebec. Land around it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm sits 24 km from here and is the nearest stop. Sainte-Béatrix lies 31 km off, Saint-Michel-des-Saints another 33 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Trou

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac du Trou decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac du Trou runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac des Voeux is 0.3 km off. Ask locally about Lac du Trou if anything is unclear.