Lac Kidney Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Kidney is a Quebec water. The bank is 305 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. You are 23 km from La Minerve. Orléans is the closest city, 87 km away. More in the same country: Lac Graix about 0.9 km, Lac Sullivan the better part of 1 km, Lac Herbert about 1 km, Lac des Scirpes the better part of 1.4 km and Lac Trable about 1.4 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kidney

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Kidney that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Kidney.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Graix at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Kidney, the notice at the access point is the final word.