Fishing Lac Senestre in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Senestre belongs to Laurentides. Elevation runs to 330 metres. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. La Minerve at 23 km is the nearest place to stop. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is 31 km away, with Rivière-Rouge at 32 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Senestre

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Lac Senestre is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Senestre regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac de la Bete Puante at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Senestre for certain.