Lac Vingt-Cinq Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, you have Lac Vingt-Cinq. The ground round it is pine and birch. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Laurentides, is 17 km distant. Saint-Raymond lies 27 km off, Saint-Ubalde another 32 km. Close by you have: Lac Alba within 0.9 km, Lac Cache 1 km, Lac Noir within 1.3 km, Lac Grandbois 1.3 km and Lac Levesque within 1.9 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vingt-Cinq

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Vingt-Cinq repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac Vingt-Cinq the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. The car has to stay 1.3 km away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Alba, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Vingt-Cinq.