Fishing at Lac Privas, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Privas falls in Lanaudière, part of Quebec. The setting is rolling bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 22 km out. It is 88 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Privas

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac Privas decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac Privas that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Bouchard is 0.8 km distant. Where Lac Privas is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.