Lac McNeily Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac McNeily is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. The surface lies 326 metres up. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Bank access stretches around 1.7 km in total. Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is the closest town at 18 km. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 60 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac McNeily

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac McNeily in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac McNeily.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Chilsholm is 1.2 km off. Check the position on Lac McNeily before loading the car.