Lac Serpent Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Serpent belongs to Lanaudière. It stands 382 metres above sea level. Around 53 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Few waters listed in Lanaudière are bigger. Nearest town is Manawan, 53 km off. Saint-Michel-des-Saints follows at 60 km, then La Tuque at 73 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Bureau at 1.3 km, Lac de la Boursette roughly 1.4 km, Lac Bleu at 1.5 km, Lac Kantoskekamak roughly 1.8 km and Lac Rond at 2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Serpent

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Serpent before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Serpent that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Bureau, 1.3 km out. Check the position on Lac Serpent before loading the car.