Lac Grenier Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Grenier is set in Laurentides, Quebec. It sits in mixed forest country. It measures about 35 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 4.4 km keeps the choices simple. On our Laurentides list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 32 km distant. Then Mont-Laurier, 44 km, and Saint-Boniface, 49 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Grenier

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Grenier a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Grenier runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Blois sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Grenier in what we hold.