Lac Flood, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Flood in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 417 metres up. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Manawan, 74 km away. Further out sit Ferme-Neuve (86 km) and Mont-Laurier (103 km). Near neighbours: Lac Avalon within 1.3 km, Lac Lacey at 1.4 km, Lac Chatigny within 1.4 km, Lac Race at 2.7 km and Lac Lesueur within 2.7 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Flood

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Flood that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan around that when you fish Lac Flood.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Avalon is 1.3 km distant. Treat Lac Flood as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.