Fishing Lac a McLellan in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a McLellan is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. Land around it is lake country bush. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The town to know is Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, 0.5 km out. Saint-Sauveur is 2.3 km away, with Piedmont at 2.3 km. Other water within reach: Lac Simms about 2 km, Lac a Nymark roughly 2.1 km, Lac Rochon about 2.3 km, Lac Millette roughly 3.5 km and Lac Morin about 3.6 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac a McLellan

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac a McLellan in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 19°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac a McLellan more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A carry of 660 m from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. There is a toilet block some 880 m out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Simms, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac a McLellan before loading the car.