Lac Violon Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Violon belongs to Lanaudière. The water sits 445 metres up. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 26 km from the bank. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 83 km distant. More in the same country: Lac Humide about 0.7 km, Lac Sec at 1.2 km, Lac Grenay about 1.4 km, Lac Alex at 1.5 km and Lac Malbo about 1.7 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Violon

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac Violon in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Violon regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Humide, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac Violon.