Lac du Cedre in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac du Cedre. It sits at 409 metres above sea level. Ferme-Neuve at 44 km is the nearest place to stop. Manawan is 56 km away, with Mont-Laurier at 59 km. Also within reach: Lac Dorothee near enough 1.6 km, Lac Carcajou the better part of 1.7 km, Lac Chevreuil near enough 1.9 km, Lac Raoul the better part of 2.3 km and Lac Andy near enough 2.5 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cedre

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac du Cedre the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Cedre.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Dorothee, 1.6 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Cedre for certain.