Lac Cindy in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Cindy is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. It sits at 496 metres above sea level. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Manawan sits 47 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 157 km away. What else is close: Lac Nancy within 0.8 km, Lac Daniel out at 1.1 km, Lac Patricia within 1.2 km, Lac Colleen out at 1.7 km and Lac Jacques within 2.1 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cindy

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Work Lac Cindy in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Cindy runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Nancy is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Cindy for certain.