Lac Saint-Antoine Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 345 metres up. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Rivière-Rouge is 23 km out. Orléans sits 108 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saint-Antoine

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Saint-Antoine that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Saint-Antoine.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise is 1 km off. Treat Lac Saint-Antoine as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.