Lac Wigwasson Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. What surrounds it is mixed forest. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 41 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 92 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Wigwasson

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Lac Wigwasson rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Wigwasson 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Youkltas, 1.3 km away. Treat access at Lac Wigwasson as something to verify.