Fishing Lac Parent in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Parent in Lanaudière, Quebec. It stands 248 metres above sea level. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Some 7.6 km away sits Saint-Gabriel, the nearest settlement. For a city, Terrebonne is 69 km off. Within a short drive: Lac Ida a shade over 1.2 km, Lac Corbeau at 2.3 km, Lac Laquerre a shade over 2.6 km, Lac Grenache at 2.7 km and Lac Lamarre a shade over 3.8 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Parent

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Lac Parent to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Parent.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Ida at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac Parent may have changed since it was mapped.