Lac Coindrelle in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac Coindrelle. It lies 313 metres above sea level. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Start from Mont-Laurier, 25 km down the road. La Minerve is 32 km away, with Rivière-Rouge at 34 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coindrelle

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Coindrelle repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Lac Coindrelle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Bazin sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Coindrelle may have changed since it was mapped.