Lac Roulin Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière entry here is Lac Roulin, in Quebec. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. Roughly 70 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The margin runs to about 7.4 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. Manawan is the closest place, 28 km off. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 42 km off, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm another 76 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roulin

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac Roulin is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Roulin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Roger, 1.1 km out. The position on Lac Roulin is worth confirming on the day.