Lac a Dick, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac a Dick. It lies 214 metres above sea level. It measures about 30 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 3.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. You are 24 km from Mont-Laurier. Maniwaki lies 36 km off, Saint-Raphaël another 40 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Dick

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lac a Dick for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 19°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lac a Dick follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Henri, 1.2 km away. Nothing on Lac a Dick should be assumed from this page alone.