Lac Andy Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Andy stands in Laurentides, Quebec. It lies 459 metres above sea level. Roughly 15 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Ferme-Neuve sits 43 km from the bank. Manawan lies 56 km off, Mont-Laurier another 57 km. Other water nearby: Lac Spruce out at 0.9 km, 1 km away is Lac Raoul, Lac Dorothee out at 2.1 km, 2.3 km away is Lac Heart and Lac du Cedre out at 2.5 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andy

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Andy to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lac Andy to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Spruce sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Andy.