Lac Dawson, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Dawson in Laurentides, Quebec. The sea is 32 km distant. At about 10 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. Saint-Sauveur at 7 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts at 8.7 km and Morin-Heights at 9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dawson

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to Lac Dawson should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Dawson.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest marina is Boating, some 700 m out. There is recorded parking some 430 m off. A pier or jetty stands 650 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. A camping area sits within 130 m of here. Facilities run to toilets 330 m from the water. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Tamaracouta is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Dawson for certain.