Fishing Lac Nidor in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Nidor in Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 378 metres up. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Manawan, 73 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 211 km off. Also on the doorstep: 0.7 km out stands Lac Lob, Lac Wold within 1 km, 1.5 km out stands Lac Nagel, Lac Mazer within 1.5 km and 2.1 km out stands Lac Quad. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nidor

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac Nidor rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lac Nidor the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Lob is 0.7 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Nidor if anything is unclear.