Lac Roger Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac Roger. What surrounds it is pine and birch. A splashy cast here empties the swim; a quiet one owns it. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. The town to know is Chertsey, 15 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 55 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roger

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Roger the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Lac Roger.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Armand is 0.4 km off. Rules at Lac Roger are worth checking on the day.