Lac a Moore in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac a Moore stands in Laurentides, Quebec. It lies 256 metres above sea level. Brownsburg-Chatham is the closest town at 8.2 km. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 53 km distant. Also on the doorstep: Lac Kennedy just 1.5 km, Lac Windish lies 2 km on, Lac a Kennedy just 2.2 km, Lac de la Felicite lies 2.3 km on and Lac Chaput just 2.7 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Moore

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac a Moore before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac a Moore the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Kennedy sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac a Moore are worth checking on the day.