Fishing at Lac Rennell, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rennell belongs to Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 312 metres up. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Rivière-Rouge, 20 km off. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 118 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rennell

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Lac Rennell should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Lac Rennell regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac L'Ascension is 1.3 km off. Nothing on Lac Rennell should be assumed from this page alone.