Middle Grenier Pond in Chaudière-Appalaches: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Middle Grenier Pond falls in Chaudière-Appalaches, part of Quebec. The bank is 550 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Chaudière-Appalaches are larger. Head to Linière, 13 km away, for anything you forgot. Lévis is the closest city, 117 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Middle Grenier Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Chaudière-Appalaches include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Middle Grenier Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 17°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Middle Grenier Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Little Grenier Pond, 0.7 km away. What applies at Middle Grenier Pond may have changed since it was mapped.