Lac Lastex in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac Lastex is a Quebec water. It lies 403 metres above sea level. Roughly 46 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 3.8 km on foot. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. Manawan sits 43 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 159 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lastex

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Lastex repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Lac Lastex to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac du Sarrasin at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Lastex should be assumed from this page alone.