Fishing at Lac Duffort, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Duffort in Lanaudière, Quebec. The water sits 466 metres up. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest town is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 33 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 126 km away. Close by you also have: Lac Fedry a touch under 0.7 km, 0.7 km away is Lac Hurbin, Lac Saclas a touch under 1.4 km, 1.8 km away is Petit lac Tourvion and Lac Tourvion a touch under 2.1 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duffort

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Duffort fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Duffort.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac Fedry at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Duffort as something to verify.