Lac Edouard Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac Edouard. This is lake country bush country. Roughly 50 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The outline measures near 5.1 km, so local knowledge counts. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. You are 14 km from La Minerve. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 101 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Edouard

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Lac Edouard to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Edouard by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Fred is 1.1 km distant. Where Lac Edouard is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.