Lac Leonard, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Leonard is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. It sits at 293 metres above sea level. The closest town, La Minerve, is 5.5 km distant. For a city, Orléans is 100 km off. Other water within reach: Lac Labelle some 1 km off, Lac des Lignes at about 2.1 km, Lac de la Ligne some 2.1 km off, Lac Bellefleur at about 2.4 km and Lac Saint-Pierre some 2.6 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leonard

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac Leonard the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Lac Leonard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is a mapped slipway roughly 1.2 km away. Public toilets are recorded roughly 1.2 km off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Labelle is 1 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Leonard.