Lac Omey Fishing near Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Omey falls in Lanaudière, part of Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, 20 km away. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 78 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Omey

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Omey 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. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Omey runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac des Aubepines at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Omey should be assumed from this page alone.