Lac Simoneau Fishing Guide, Estrie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Simoneau lies in Estrie, in Quebec. The water sits 267 metres up. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. 14 km away sits Valcourt, the nearest town. Sherbrooke is the closest city, 23 km away. Also worth knowing: Lac des Monts within 0.9 km, Lac Leclerc 1 km, Lac de la Mine within 1.3 km, Lac Bran de Scie 1.3 km and Lac Bowker within 2.3 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simoneau

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Estrie list rainbow trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Simoneau repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -11°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Simoneau.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac des Monts is 0.9 km off. The position on Lac Simoneau is worth confirming on the day.