Lac Numero Un Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Numero Un falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 392 metres. Start from Rivière-Rouge, 21 km down the road. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 133 km off. Also worth knowing: Lac Numero Deux at about 0.7 km, Lac Cahill sits 0.8 km out, Lac de la Dame at about 1.9 km, Lac Cola sits 3.3 km out and Lac Oat at about 3.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Numero Un

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Lac Numero Un a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Numero Un.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Numero Deux, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Numero Un carry more weight than any list.