Fishing Lac Profond in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Profond is one of the Lanaudière waters in Quebec. The surroundings are northern bush. Around 26 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 3.2 km of margin, front to back. Manawan lies 39 km from the water. Trois-Rivières sits 208 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also worth knowing: Lac du Mineur within 1.8 km, Lac Lady at 1.9 km, Lac Proudfoot within 2.4 km, Lac Picte at 2.7 km and Lac Shear within 3.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Profond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Profond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -16°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Profond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac du Mineur, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac Profond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.