Lac Prochain Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Prochain is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 463 metres. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is the closest town at 32 km. Further out sit Mandeville (54 km) and Saint-Élie-de-Caxton (60 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Prochain

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lac Prochain should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Prochain.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Leech at 2.7 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Prochain is worth confirming on the day.