Lac Poisson Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lanaudière, Quebec, is where Lac Poisson sits. The surroundings are rolling bush. Surface area is around 48 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline length is close to 5.6 km, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Lanaudière list it sits near the top for size. Head to Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 13 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 99 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Poisson

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Poisson fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Lac Poisson around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Paul is 1.5 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Poisson.