Lac Leon near Rawdon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanaudière, Quebec. The setting is mixed forest on every side. Surface area is around 26 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 3.1 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Rawdon, is 8 km away. Further out sit Saint-Ambroise (8.6 km) and Sainte-Béatrix (11 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leon

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Leon for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -13°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Leon.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac a l'Ile is 1.1 km off. For Lac Leon in particular, ask before you travel.