Lac sur la Montagne Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac sur la Montagne. It stands 340 metres above sea level. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Chertsey, 5.6 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 44 km away. Within a short drive: Lac d'Argent roughly 1.1 km, Lac Jaune (1.9 km), Lac Jean-Pierre roughly 2.2 km, Lac Latendresse (2.7 km) and Lac Lise roughly 2.9 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac sur la Montagne

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac sur la Montagne rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -13°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac sur la Montagne regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac d'Argent is 1.1 km distant. Signs at Lac sur la Montagne carry more weight than any list.