Fishing Lac Casavant in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Casavant lies within the bounds of Laurentides, Quebec. Height above sea level is 239 metres. It runs to roughly 19 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline length is close to 6.8 km, and each section fishes a little differently. 5.1 km away sits La Minerve, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 98 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Casavant

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Casavant the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Casavant runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Labranche at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Casavant is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.