Lac Treal Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Treal in Laurentides, Quebec. It stands 346 metres above sea level. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 23 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 78 km away. Close by you have: Petit lac Ross out at 0.4 km, Lac Ross at 0.7 km, Lac des Selagines out at 1.3 km, Lac Encaisse at 1.7 km and Lac Garlan out at 1.9 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Treal

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Treal the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Treal runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Petit lac Ross, 0.4 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Treal.