Fishing Lac Longpre Sud in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Longpre Sud lies within the bounds of Lanaudière, Quebec. The land about it is lake country bush. It measures about 34 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 6.9 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. The nearest town is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 34 km away. Trois-Rivières sits 105 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Longpre Sud

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Lac Longpre Sud a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Longpre Sud regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Eclaire is 1 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Longpre Sud locally before you travel.