Fishing Lac Leo in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Leo is a Lanaudière water, Quebec side. The surroundings are pine and birch. The closest town, Manawan, is 51 km distant. Trois-Rivières sits 151 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Neighbouring water: Lac Jimmy a touch under 1.1 km, Petit lac Vison out at 1.7 km, Lac Atlas a touch under 1.8 km, Lac Vison out at 2.2 km and Lac Ring a touch under 3.2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leo

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. 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. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Leo that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Leo fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Jimmy is 1.1 km distant. Treat Lac Leo as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.