Lac Lessard Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lessard is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. It sits in lake country bush. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. Rivière-Rouge sits 30 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 135 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lessard

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Lessard decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lac Lessard by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Richard, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac Lessard if anything is unclear.