Fishing at Lac Saclas, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Saclas is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. Northern bush runs right down to the water. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Start from Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 32 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 125 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saclas

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Saclas a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 17°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Saclas around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Petit lac Tourvion is 0.6 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Saclas for certain.