Lac Molson Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Molson is set in Laurentides, Quebec. Tidal water begins 33 km from here. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. The closest town, Saint-Hippolyte, is 1.9 km distant. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 30 km off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lac Molson

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Molson a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Lac Molson the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac aux Bleuets is 2 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Molson.