Fishing at Lac Chenier, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Chenier in the Laurentides part of Quebec. The setting is rolling bush. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Some 13 km away sits La Minerve, the nearest settlement. After that come Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 21 km and Lac-Simon at 28 km. Round about: Lac Denige 1.3 km away, Lac Calumet at 1.7 km, Lac Senazard 1.9 km away, Lac Serpent at 2.2 km and Lac du Lecanore 3 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chenier

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The near bank of Lac Chenier is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac Chenier follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Denige is 1.3 km distant. For Lac Chenier, the notice at the access point is the final word.