Fishing Lac de la Radio in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Radio in Laurentides, Quebec. It sits at 247 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 34 km away sits Ferme-Neuve, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Mont-Laurier (48 km) and Saint-Boniface (56 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Radio

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac de la Radio before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Lac de la Radio the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Delta, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac de la Radio before loading the car.