Lac Paul Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Paul stands in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits in pine and birch. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 24 km from the bank. Mandeville is 33 km and Saint-Jean-de-Matha 34 km. If this one is busy: Lac Noir about 0.7 km, 1.2 km out stands Lac Cache, Petit lac Bois Franc about 1.2 km, 1.4 km out stands Petit lac Mastigouche and Petit lac de la Roche about 1.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paul

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The near bank of Lac Paul is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about early May to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Paul.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Noir is 0.7 km off. The position on Lac Paul is worth confirming on the day.