Lac Dupras in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Dupras is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. It stands 236 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Chertsey, is 7 km distant. It is 48 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dupras

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Dupras light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Dupras.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Lussier at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac Dupras carry more weight than any list.