Fishing Lac a Cyr in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a Cyr is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The surroundings are pine and birch. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The nearest town is Mont-Laurier, 27 km away. Maniwaki is 34 km away, with Saint-Raphaël at 38 km. Round about: 0.5 km away is Lac Allais, Lac Duffy at 0.7 km, 1.2 km away is Lac a Raymond, Lac a Conrad at 1.4 km and 1.8 km away is Lac Mallonne. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Cyr

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac a Cyr a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac a Cyr runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is camping recorded roughly 940 m off. Toilets show in mapping about 910 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac Allais, 0.5 km out. Treat Lac a Cyr as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.