Lac Cinq-Mars Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Cinq-Mars in Laurentides, Quebec. It lies 458 metres above sea level. Around 15 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 1.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Manawan, 45 km away. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 55 km and Ferme-Neuve at 57 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cinq-Mars

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Cinq-Mars light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Cinq-Mars regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within 860 m of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Bruno sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Cinq-Mars for certain.