Lac Rodas, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Rodas is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. It sits at 350 metres above sea level. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 66 km away. Then Ferme-Neuve, 67 km, and Mont-Laurier, 76 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rodas

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Rodas gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, early May opens the water and late November closes it again. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Rodas runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Vergol is 0.9 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Rodas.