Lac Poitras Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac Poitras. The bank is 206 metres above sea level. There is roughly 1.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Gabriel sits 5.9 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saint-Jean-de-Matha is 8.1 km away, with Saint-Félix-de-Valois at 11 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Poitras

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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. Lac Poitras repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 19°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Poitras.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Berthier, 2.2 km away. Check the position at Lac Poitras before loading the car.