Fishing Lac Legendre in Estrie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Legendre sits in Estrie, out in Quebec. The bank is 358 metres above sea level. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Estrie are larger. Weedon Centre is the closest town at 22 km. Further out sit Disraeli (23 km) and Lac-Mégantic (28 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Legendre

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Estrie: rainbow trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Lac Legendre a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -12°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Legendre.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The nearest mapped parking is 940 m away, so the last stretch is on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Petit lac Brochet is 6.7 km distant. Signs at Lac Legendre carry more weight than any list.