Lac Welden Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Welden falls inside Laurentides. It lies 233 metres above sea level. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. L'Orignal is the closest place, 14 km off. Hawkesbury is 14 km and Brownsburg-Chatham 16 km. If this one is busy: Lac Belley some 0.6 km off, Lac McPhee within 1.1 km, Lac McHardy some 2.1 km off, Lac McEwen within 2.5 km and Lac Wilson some 2.7 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Welden

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Treat Lac Welden as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 19°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Welden rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Belley, 0.6 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Welden.