Lac Etroit Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Etroit in the Lanaudière part of Quebec. The bank is 466 metres above sea level. Around 34 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge covers about 5.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. On our Lanaudière list it sits near the top for size. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is the closest town at 21 km. Mandeville lies 41 km off, Saint-Gabriel another 47 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Etroit

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Etroit to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -15°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Lac Etroit more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Aigu is 1.3 km off. Nothing on Lac Etroit should be assumed from this page alone.