Fishing Lac de la Tour in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Tour is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. The surroundings are pine and birch. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. You are 16 km from Lac-Simon. Orléans is the closest city, 84 km away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tour

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac de la Tour gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac de la Tour regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The car has to stay 1.1 km away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Premier Lac sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac de la Tour if anything is unclear.