Grand lac MacDonald Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. The setting is lake country bush. It measures some 3.47 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is the closest place, 22 km off. It is 64 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac MacDonald

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Grand lac MacDonald the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Grand lac MacDonald around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Noir at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Grand lac MacDonald for certain.