Lac Tikenne, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Tikenne sits within Lanaudière in Quebec. It sits in taiga. At some 1.20 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 8.8 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. Manawan lies 20 km from the water. After that come Weymontachie at 80 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 90 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tikenne

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Lac Tikenne in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Tikenne rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Petit lac Namisas at 2.7 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Tikenne in what we hold.