Lac Mousseau in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Mousseau in Lanaudière, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lanaudière list. Chertsey sits 14 km from the bank. Further out sit Sainte-Béatrix (15 km) and Rawdon (16 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mousseau

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Mousseau the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Mousseau rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Guilbault at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Mousseau before loading the car.