Lac Leech Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Manawan lies 20 km from the water. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 188 km off. Also worth knowing: Lac de la Flamme the better part of 1 km, Lac de la Moraine 2 km off, Lac du Pit de Sable the better part of 2.6 km, Petit lac Badajoz 2.7 km off and Lac Homard the better part of 2.7 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leech

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Leech light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Leech by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Flamme at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac Leech carry more weight than any list.