Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. The water covers around 1.33 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 11 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. Rivière-Rouge is the closest place, 24 km off. Orléans is the closest city, 108 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Saint-Antoine sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Saint-Francois-d'Assise in what we hold.