Lac Rocheleau Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rocheleau stands in Lanaudière, Quebec. The bank is 363 metres above sea level. Around 16 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 2.7 km in total. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 8.3 km away. After that come Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 50 km and Manawan at 62 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rocheleau

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Rocheleau decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac Rocheleau that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac du Trefle at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac Rocheleau if anything is unclear.