Lac Antion in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Lac Antion in Laurentides, Quebec. It stands 351 metres above sea level. Around 25 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 2.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest place of any size is Ferme-Neuve, 63 km away. Manawan is 74 km away, with Mont-Laurier at 80 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Antion

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac Antion gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Antion.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac Skunk, 1.9 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Antion in what we hold.