Fishing at Lac Lamonde, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac Lamonde. It stands 323 metres above sea level. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest town is Mont-Laurier, 25 km off. It is 100 km to Orléans, the nearest city. Close by you have: Lac Bey at about 0.7 km, Petit lac Binet the better part of 1 km, Lac Kar-Ha-Kon at about 1.1 km, Lac Anan the better part of 1.6 km and Lac Bazin at about 1.6 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lamonde

  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 shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac Lamonde a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac Lamonde to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Bey sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Lamonde is worth confirming on the day.