Lac Casgrain Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Casgrain belongs to Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. It measures about 21 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 2.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Capitale-Nationale list. Laurentides sits 16 km from here and is the nearest stop. La Tuque is 35 km and Sainte-Thècle 49 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Casgrain

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac Casgrain light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Casgrain.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a fishing place at Perchaude, truite Moulac, some 340 m away. There is camping recorded roughly 410 m off. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac Epicea, 0.7 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Casgrain.