Fishing Lac Dey in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Dey is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The shore lies 32 km out. At about 16 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 2.5 km in total. Morin-Heights lies 7.7 km from the water. Saint-Sauveur is 11 km and Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts 13 km. In the same area: Lac Hills out at 0.7 km, Lac Rond roughly 1.3 km, Lac Gustave out at 1.5 km, Lac Sylvain roughly 2.3 km and Lac aux Chasseurs out at 2.3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dey

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Dey responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Dey.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Hills sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Dey are worth checking on the day.