Lac de la Vieille-Menard in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac de la Vieille-Menard. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Val-David sits 1.5 km from the bank. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 50 km off. Within a short drive: 1.6 km away is Lac a la Truite, Lac Gold 1.8 km, 2 km away is Lac Arc-en-Ciel, Lac Green Valley 2.1 km and 2.3 km away is Lac la Sapiniere. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Vieille-Menard

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac de la Vieille-Menard for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Lac de la Vieille-Menard the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac a la Truite at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac de la Vieille-Menard should be assumed from this page alone.