Lac Dainava Fishing near Morin-Heights, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Morin-Heights lies 6.2 km from the water. Saint-Sauveur is 8.5 km and Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts 10 km. In the same area: Lac Carruthers 2.3 km away, Lac Alpino 2.4 km off, Lac Zolkiewich 2.5 km away, Lac Beardmore 2.5 km off and Lac Mary 2.6 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dainava

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Lac Dainava as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac Dainava regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Carruthers, 2.3 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Dainava for certain.