Lac Lemaire Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac Lemaire is a Quebec water. Everything around it is mixed forest. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. Chertsey sits 3.9 km from the bank. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 46 km off. Within easy reach: Lac Desert sits 1.3 km out, Lac Chantelle at 1.4 km, Lac du Dinosaure sits 1.9 km out, Lac du Seize at 2 km and Lac Jasper sits 2.1 km out. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lemaire

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Lemaire for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Lemaire follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Desert is 1.3 km off. Check the position at Lac Lemaire before loading the car.