Fishing Lac Manon in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Manon, in Laurentides. The water sits 326 metres up. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. The nearest town is Morin-Heights, 6.1 km away. Beyond it, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard at 6.7 km and Saint-Sauveur at 12 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Manon

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Treat Lac Manon as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac Manon regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Chevreuils is 1.1 km distant. Where Lac Manon is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.