Lac Perillard Fishing Guide, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, this is Lac Perillard. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. The closest town, Laurentides, is 6.7 km distant. Sainte-Foy sits 91 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others close at hand: Lac des Souchets sits 0.4 km out, Lac Methot within 1.3 km, Lac Fou sits 1.3 km out, Lac Reguindeau within 1.6 km and Lac Robinson sits 1.7 km out. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perillard

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. 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. Species logged across Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Lac Perillard as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Perillard fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac des Souchets, 0.4 km out. Check the position at Lac Perillard before loading the car.