Fishing at Lac Leroy, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 360 metres. It runs to roughly 21 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 2.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Head to Mont-Laurier, 13 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Gatineau, 128 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leroy

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Leroy that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lac Leroy rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Blanc at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Leroy is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.