Fishing at Lac Lorenzo, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Lorenzo in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Elevation runs to 429 metres. The water covers some 66 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Size puts it in the front rank of our Capitale-Nationale list. The closest town, Laurentides, is 19 km distant. After that come Saint-Raymond at 39 km and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac at 49 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lorenzo

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Lac Lorenzo is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Lorenzo.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Benacis, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac Lorenzo as something to verify.