Fishing Lac Lazare in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lazare is a Lanaudière water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 419 metres. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. Start from Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 28 km down the road. It is 84 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lazare

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Lac Lazare should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Lazare the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. You can camp 1.4 km off, which suits an early start. Toilets are 1.5 km away, which matters on a long session. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Jerome is 1 km distant. What applies at Lac Lazare may have changed since it was mapped.