Lac Isidore Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Lac Isidore is a Quebec water. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It measures about 10 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Laurentides sits 24 km from here and is the nearest stop. La Tuque lies 27 km off, Sainte-Thècle another 49 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Isidore

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac Isidore fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac Isidore.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Groleau is 1.2 km off. Treat access at Lac Isidore as something to verify.