Lac Kealy Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Lac Kealy sits. It sits at 353 metres above sea level. Roughly 26 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 4.1 km of margin, front to back. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. You are 30 km from Mont-Laurier. After that come La Minerve at 34 km and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 38 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kealy

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Lac Kealy should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Kealy fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Archet at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Kealy in what we hold.