Lac des Chenilles Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Laurentides, Quebec, you have Lac des Chenilles. The land about it is rolling bush. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. La Minerve lies 26 km from the water. Then Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 27 km, and Rivière-Rouge, 37 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Chenilles

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Lac des Chenilles as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Chenilles.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac de l'Averse, 0.5 km away. Check the position at Lac des Chenilles before loading the car.