Fishing Lac Lee in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lee falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. Spruce and muskeg runs right down to the water. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Ferme-Neuve lies 47 km from the water. Further out sit Rivière-Rouge (48 km) and Manawan (55 km). Other water within reach: Lac Mona roughly 0.8 km, Lac Maurice about 1.4 km, Lac Tache roughly 2.5 km, Lac Avon about 2.8 km and Lac Eddy roughly 2.9 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lee

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Lee before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Lee more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Mona, 0.8 km out. For Lac Lee in particular, ask before you travel.