Fishing at Lac Yvan, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Yvan sits within Laurentides in Quebec. Elevation runs to 291 metres. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Terrasse-des-Pins is the closest place, 3.3 km off. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 28 km off. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lac Yvan

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac Yvan rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lac Yvan.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A launch point is recorded some 930 m off. A carry of 920 m from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. A pier or jetty stands 930 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Rene is 0.3 km distant. For Lac Yvan in particular, ask before you travel.