Fishing Lac Telephone in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. Height above sea level is 417 metres. The closest town, Manawan, is 31 km distant. It is 200 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Cuvette just 2.1 km, Lac Onitcanew within 2.5 km, Lac Seed just 3.3 km, Lac Adonis within 3.5 km and Lac Tcipaiatiko just 3.5 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Telephone

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac Telephone to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -16°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Telephone fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Cuvette, 2.1 km away. Where Lac Telephone is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.