Lac Durand Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Durand belongs to Lanaudière, Quebec. The surface lies 476 metres up. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 19 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 106 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Durand

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Durand responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac Durand by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Sarrail, 0.8 km out. Ask locally about Lac Durand if anything is unclear.