Fishing at Lac Edmond, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Edmond lies in Laurentides, Quebec. It lies 204 metres above sea level. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Saint-Raphaël is the closest place, 28 km off. Gatineau is the closest city, 85 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Edmond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Lac Edmond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac Edmond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Rond, 1 km away. Treat access at Lac Edmond as something to verify.