Lac au Foin Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac au Foin belongs to Laurentides. Elevation runs to 318 metres. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest place of any size is Lac-Simon, 8.7 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 86 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short run: Lac de l'Ecluse 1.4 km away, Lac Barriere within 1.5 km, Lac de la Fraye 1.6 km away, Lac Armstrong within 1.8 km and Lac Belisle 2.1 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Foin

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac au Foin gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac au Foin rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac de l'Ecluse, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac au Foin as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.