Lac Canadou Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Canadou is set in Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 224 metres. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is the closest place, 28 km off. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 71 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Canadou

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to Lac Canadou should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Lac Canadou.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac Breslon, 0.9 km away. Where Lac Canadou is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.