Lac Duponchet Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits at 471 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm lies 31 km from the water. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 107 km distant. Within easy reach: Lac en Pointe de Fleche (1.1 km), 2 km out stands Lac Bohal, Lac Wood (2.1 km), 2.1 km out stands Lac Paroissien and Lac du Muret (2.8 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duponchet

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac Duponchet the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Duponchet regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac en Pointe de Fleche is 1.1 km off. Treat Lac Duponchet as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.