Lac Diamond Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Diamond sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. The bank is 275 metres above sea level. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. 20 km away sits La Minerve, the nearest town. It is 104 km to Orléans, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Diamond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac Diamond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Diamond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Regina, 0.8 km out. For Lac Diamond, the notice at the access point is the final word.