Lac Greslon Rond in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Greslon Rond falls in Lanaudière, part of Quebec. It sits at 581 metres above sea level. Around 15 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.5 km on foot. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is the closest place, 44 km off. Rivière-Rouge follows at 47 km, then Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 52 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Greslon Rond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Greslon Rond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Greslon Rond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Greslon, 1 km out. Where Lac Greslon Rond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.