Lac Yves near Manawan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Yves lies in Lanaudière, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. The closest town, Manawan, is 26 km distant. Then Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 44 km, and Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, 78 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Yves

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Yves the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Yves.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Premier lac Nord is 0.9 km distant. For Lac Yves, the notice at the access point is the final word.