Lac Lussier Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 km on foot. It is high ground by Quebec standards. You are 31 km from Manawan. Beyond it, Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 50 km and Rivière-Rouge at 67 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lussier

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Lussier responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -16°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Lussier around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac de la Chute is 0.9 km distant. Rules at Lac Lussier are worth checking on the day.