Fishing at Lac Reardon, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Reardon in the Laurentides part of Quebec. Tidal water begins 21 km from here. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. The town to know is Brownsburg-Chatham, 6.9 km out. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 50 km off. Nearby, in order: Lac de la Felicite at 1.3 km, Lac Dauphin within 1.8 km, Lac Windish at 2.7 km, Lac a Moore within 2.8 km and Lac Hall at 3 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Reardon

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Reardon light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -12°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac Reardon regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac de la Felicite sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Reardon locally before you travel.