Lac Lenz in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Lac Lenz sits. It stands 372 metres above sea level. The water covers some 25 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.5 km of margin, front to back. Ferme-Neuve sits 73 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Gatineau is 206 km off. Within a short run: Lac Culbertson just 2.2 km, 3.7 km out stands Lac Leroux, Lac aux Cedres just 4 km, 4.6 km out stands Lac Lyon and Lac Quirl just 5.6 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lenz

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac Lenz the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac Lenz.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Culbertson is 2.2 km distant. Rules at Lac Lenz are worth checking on the day.