Lac Florence near Chertsey: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Florence is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits in lake country bush country. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 9.6 km from Chertsey. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 51 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Florence

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac Florence in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Florence.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Ares sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Florence if anything is unclear.