Lac Plouf Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Plouf is one of the Lanaudière waters in Quebec. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. With some 57 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 4.7 km, and most of it is walkable. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. For supplies, Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 25 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 86 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Plouf

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Plouf the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Lac Plouf more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Joie is 0.9 km off. For Lac Plouf, the notice at the access point is the final word.