Lac Tyrol in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Tyrol lies in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 437 metres up. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts lies 13 km from the water. Val-David follows at 15 km, then Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 18 km. If this one is busy: Lac Gareau 1 km away, Lac Dorion (1.5 km), Lac Godon 2.6 km away, Lac Cloutier (3.3 km) and Lac de la Montagne Noire 3.6 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tyrol

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Tyrol is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Tyrol regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A car park lies 480 m away, so the walk in is short. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Gareau, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Tyrol in particular, ask before you travel.