Fishing at Lac Trefle, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Trefle is set in Laurentides, Quebec. Everything around it is boreal forest. Around 87 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With 9.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. Nearest town is Manawan, 64 km off. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 217 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Trefle

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Anyone new to Lac Trefle should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Trefle regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Petit lac Trefle at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Lac Trefle are worth checking on the day.