Fishing Lac Froid in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Froid in Laurentides, Quebec. The bank is 484 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 2.17 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Shoreline length is close to 11 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. The closest town, Rivière-Rouge, is 39 km away. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 122 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Froid

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Froid the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac Froid follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Petit lac Froid is 1.4 km distant. For Lac Froid, the notice at the access point is the final word.