Boat Launches and Ramps on the Saint Lawrence: Lac Saint-François
Are you looking for a boat launch or boat ramp [descente de bateau] on Lac Saint François?
Here is a bunch of them, starting by the north shore, then the south shore. To see where the boat ramp is located and obtain driving directions to the ramp, simply click on it and visit the corresponding Google Map.
Please not that the Google Map links are APPROXIMATE locations, you may have to move a street corner or two to find the actual launch. The information is taken from "la pêche autour de Montréal", a great paper map containing all the boat ramp information you may need.
Here is a bunch of them, starting by the north shore, then the south shore. To see where the boat ramp is located and obtain driving directions to the ramp, simply click on it and visit the corresponding Google Map.
Please not that the Google Map links are APPROXIMATE locations, you may have to move a street corner or two to find the actual launch. The information is taken from "la pêche autour de Montréal", a great paper map containing all the boat ramp information you may need.
NORTH SHORE
Les Coteaux - 2 Ramps
Saint Zotique - 1 RampSOUTH SHORE
Salaberry de Valleyfield - 1 Ramp
- Behind the church, 132 rue de la fabrique
- Dock at the end of Caza street
- Bar du Chasseur
- At the end of Chemin Trépanier
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6 Comments:
Hey Marc, have you ever fished this lake (St. Francois)for walleyes. Just bought a cottage in St. Anicet and would like to know if you have any tips for me.
Thanks
Luc
fishnfix@cnwl.igs.net
Yes I had a cottage in Saint Anicet just last summer and I spent a lot of time chasing them.
At this time of the year you should head up to Salmon River and fish near the mouth of the river, I think they spawned in there just a few days ago and they should be staged here feeding in 20-40 feet of water. Just let yourself drift while maintaining a vertical line and jig with a 1 ounce jig tipped with a soft plastic bait like a berkley power grub, a strike king 3x, or a mr twister, use somewhat subtle colors like pumpkinseed.
Later in the season it gets harder because the water is so clear (zebra mussels). You'll have to fish the weedlines at dusk or dawn, and you'll be catching a miz of smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye.
During the day, fish right at the bottom of the seaway chanels, you'll notice that in front of the church there are 2 channels, fish them both with 1 1/2 oz jigs tipped with live bait if possible, although pumpkinseed plastics work fine too.
There is a ton of walleye in this lake, but if uyou try to fish other methods, good luck, they live in 50 feet of water and it gets hard to detect bites down there with the current and everything, so a trolling motor to control the boat is absolutely essential in my opinion.
Another possibility is to fish the eddies, you'll see a huge one right ahead of sheep island, there is a massive rock pile there in 70 feet of water and it tops up at about 35 feet. This spot is sometimes deadly, but the current is unbelievable.
There is a man who guides there, he is famous for putting people on the fish, his name is Arthur Laframboise, he lives in Saint Anicet, I believe his mother tongue is english, and he guides for bass and walleye. He might take you out at this time of the year. I don't have his number here but you will find it in the local phone book.
Hi.......I have been surfing the het to find a place near St Anicet to rent a boat. I have just bought a cottage there and would like to see if I would enjoy boating. I know this doesn't relate to fishing at all....(woman) But I do hope you can be of some help.
Thank you,
Jan
Hey Marc,
You have really answered most of my qoestions already. I have a little row boat I rent in Coteau du Lac with a 7.5 Johnson Sail motor (mine), and I really would like to be able to catch a walleye (dore) or 2 during the day light hours between 10 Am to 5 Pm. I know there is a few spots between the Monsigneur Langlois Bridge and the railway bridge I see people fishing perch all the time there,I catch p-ike there along the weed lines when it is possible. St Anicet is quite a distance from my home of Dollard des Ormeaux, I do however like your idea of hiring Arthur Laframboise for a day or so just to get the hang of things. When you find the 50 feet of water are you sure to find the dore with sonar of course? I am interested in any comments or suggestions you or anyone else might have.Thanks and tight lines.
Mike Deuitch
mdeuitch@videotron.ca
I just got a boat a few days ago, I will be fishing Lake St Francis out of Lancaster until winter. Any tips on good spots for "game" fish on the main waterway?
I just finished my first few months of fishing Lake St Francis on and off, check out some of my success stories at www.
freshwater-phil.blogspot.com/
PS. No Walleye luck there so far, I'm hoping to catch the spring post spawn action.
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