Lac Legare Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Lanaudière in Quebec is where Lac Legare sits. The water sits 434 metres up. Surface area runs to some 10.88 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. The bank runs about 55 km in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. On our Lanaudière list it sits near the top for size. The town to know is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 32 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 128 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Legare

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Legare decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Legare fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Lise is 2.8 km off. Check the position on Lac Legare before loading the car.