Lac Lonval in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac Lonval. The country round it is boreal forest from end to end. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Manawan, 38 km off. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 148 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lonval

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name 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. Lac Lonval fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Lonval.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Fasche is 0.6 km distant. Nothing on Lac Lonval should be assumed from this page alone.