Lac Parent in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Parent falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 314 metres. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Rivière-Rouge lies 21 km from the water. It is 109 km to Orléans, the nearest city. If this one is busy: Lac Charette within 1.2 km, Lac Saint-Antoine 1.5 km off, Lac Montigny within 2.1 km, Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise 2.5 km off and Lac Cortes within 2.6 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Parent

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Parent in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Parent follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Charette, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac Parent is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.