Lac Rond Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rond lies within the bounds of Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 178 metres up. With some 82 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 4.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. On our Laurentides list it sits near the top for size. Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is the closest place, 18 km off. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 65 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Lac Rond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac Rond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Parking is not close: 730 m from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. There is a toilet block some 810 m out. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac aux Rats at 1.8 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Rond should be assumed from this page alone.