Fishing Lac Rochemaure in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac Rochemaure. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. Roughly 27 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 3.0 km in total. The closest town, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, is 7.2 km distant. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is 36 km and Mont-Tremblant 37 km. Within easy reach: Lac Castor 1.2 km off, Lac Joly 1.2 km, Lac Baribeau 1.9 km off, Lac Saint-Onge 1.9 km and Lac des Aulnes 2.2 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rochemaure

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Rochemaure the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Rochemaure.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Castor is 1.2 km off. Treat Lac Rochemaure as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.