Lac Perdu Fishing near Mandeville, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Perdu lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. Height above sea level is 421 metres. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lanaudière list. Mandeville at 27 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 28 km and Saint-Gabriel at 30 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Lac Perdu decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac Perdu rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Boisvert, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Perdu carry more weight than any list.