Lac Assad, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Assad stands in Laurentides, Quebec. It stands 284 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 19 km from the bank. Orléans is the closest city, 67 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Assad

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Work Lac Assad in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Assad runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Guinard at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Assad.