Fishing Lac Renversi in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac Renversi. It lies 363 metres above sea level. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.9 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Head to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 16 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 67 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Renversi

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac Renversi where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Renversi.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A pier or jetty stands 1.4 km away, which helps on a crowded bank. You can camp about 850 m away, going by the mapping. There are picnic tables 1.5 km away. A toilet block sits 880 m away. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Where Lac Renversi is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.