Lac de la Tour Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de la Tour, in Laurentides. Elevation runs to 324 metres. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. La Minerve is the closest place, 21 km off. The big place round here is Orléans, 94 km distant. Within a short drive: Lac de la Rampe at 0.9 km, Lac de la Corniche 1.3 km off, Lac des Morenes at 1.5 km, Lac Lord-Renfrew 1.8 km off and Lac de l'Isba at 2 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tour

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Lac de la Tour should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Lac de la Tour the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de la Rampe, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac de la Tour for certain.