Lac Kam, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Kam lies within the bounds of Lanaudière, Quebec. The bank is 408 metres above sea level. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Manawan lies 47 km from the water. Ferme-Neuve follows at 88 km, then Weymontachie at 102 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Paiement roughly 3.3 km, Lac Bay at about 4.1 km, Lac de la Montagne roughly 4.6 km, Lac de la Vase at about 6.3 km and Lac Antoine roughly 7.1 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kam

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Kam gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Kam follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Paiement at 3.3 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Kam.