Lac Robert Fishing near Prévost, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Robert lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. It lies 195 metres above sea level. Roughly 15 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The closest town, Prévost, is 9.1 km away. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 29 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Robert

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Robert to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -12°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lac Robert the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de la Vierge sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Robert in what we hold.