Fishing at Lac Lozeau, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lozeau sits in Lanaudière, out in Quebec. It sits at 479 metres above sea level. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The closest town, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, is 13 km away. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 113 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lozeau

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Lozeau fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Lozeau follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Vert, 0.7 km out. For Lac Lozeau, the notice at the access point is the final word.