Fishing at Lac Froid, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac Froid. It sits at 393 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Manawan lies 41 km from the water. Trois-Rivières sits 151 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Froid

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac Froid in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Froid around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Turgeon is 2.3 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Froid in what we hold.