Lac Allen in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Allen lies in Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 413 metres up. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. Nearest place of any size is Ferme-Neuve, 42 km away. Rivière-Rouge is 54 km and Mont-Laurier 56 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Allen

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac Allen responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Lac Allen more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is a mapped landing stage 1.2 km away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Mars is 1.2 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Allen.