Fishing Lac Roland in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Roland is one of the Capitale-Nationale listings for Quebec. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Laurentides, is 21 km away. The nearest city of size is Sainte-Foy, 68 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roland

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Capitale-Nationale list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Lac Roland is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -15°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Lac Roland by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Rondeau, 0.5 km away. The position on Lac Roland is worth confirming on the day.