Fishing at Lac Penin, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Lanaudière, Quebec, sits Lac Penin. Height above sea level is 438 metres. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. The town to know is Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, 26 km out. Labelle lies 37 km off, Mont-Tremblant another 37 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Penin

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Penin the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Lac Penin.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Petit lac aux Herbes at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Penin should be assumed from this page alone.