Fishing Lac des Seigneurs in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Seigneurs sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The sea is 35 km distant. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.7 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. 2.7 km away sits Prévost, the nearest town. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 31 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Seigneurs

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to Lac des Seigneurs should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac des Seigneurs fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A pier or jetty stands 830 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. Facilities include toilets around 690 m from here. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Guindon, 0.7 km away. Check the position on Lac des Seigneurs before loading the car.