Lac Caron Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Caron is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 334 metres. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Saint-Sauveur lies 5.7 km from the water. Prévost lies 5.8 km off, Piedmont another 6.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Caron

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Lac Caron decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -12°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Caron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Schryer, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac Caron as something to verify.