Lac Vasar in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Vasar is set in Lanaudière, Quebec. The water sits 468 metres up. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 11 km is the nearest place to stop. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm lies 42 km off, Sainte-Béatrix another 63 km. Other water nearby: Lac Riter a shade over 1.7 km, Lac Melancon 2.2 km, Lac de la Cornemuse a shade over 2.3 km, Lac Froid 2.4 km and Lac Lozeau a shade over 3.1 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vasar

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Vasar the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Vasar runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Riter at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac Vasar may have changed since it was mapped.