Lac Alexandre Fishing near Rivière-Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Alexandre sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. It sits at 294 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Head to Rivière-Rouge, 11 km away, for anything you forgot. Orléans is the closest city, 122 km away. Nearest other option: Petit lac Noir within 1.4 km, Lac Noir just 1.9 km, Lac Vert within 3.2 km, Lac Hibou just 3.5 km and Lac Rioux within 4.1 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Alexandre

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Alexandre a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Lac Alexandre regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Petit lac Noir at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Alexandre for certain.