Lac Vallerand, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Vallerand is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 406 metres. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 3.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 82 km away. Manawan is 91 km and Mont-Laurier 99 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vallerand

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Vallerand the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Vallerand regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A platform or pier sits within 450 m. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Mellissa, 1.4 km out. The position on Lac Vallerand is worth confirming on the day.