Fishing Lac Glen in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Glen is a Quebec water. The land about it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Rivière-Rouge is the closest town at 33 km. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 124 km away. Not far off: Lac Charlie just 0.7 km, Lac Harol 1.2 km off, Lac Chamelet just 1.5 km, Lac Davis 1.8 km off and Lac Velines just 1.9 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Glen

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Glen a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Lac Glen the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Charlie sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Glen in particular, ask before you travel.