Lac Malidot Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Malidot is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 271 metres. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, La Minerve, is 17 km away. Then Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 23 km, and Rivière-Rouge, 31 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Malidot

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Malidot light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac Malidot the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Boisneau is 0.7 km distant. For Lac Malidot in particular, ask before you travel.