Lac Ligneux Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, you have Lac Ligneux. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Laurentides, 15 km away. For a city, Sainte-Foy is 91 km off. Also worth knowing: Lac Rondelet just 0.5 km, Lac Habin at 1.3 km, Lac Samson just 1.6 km, Lac Leroy at 1.8 km and Lac des Ifs just 2.1 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ligneux

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. 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. Fish documented in Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Ligneux fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Ligneux.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Rondelet, 0.5 km away. Nothing on Lac Ligneux should be assumed from this page alone.