Lac Perroy near Manawan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Perroy is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. The surface lies 470 metres up. With some 69 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. You are looking at roughly 7.1 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. The closest town, Manawan, is 19 km distant. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 155 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perroy

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Perroy that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Perroy that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Petit lac Natcowe, 3.6 km away. What applies at Lac Perroy may have changed since it was mapped.