Baie Barbotte Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Baie Barbotte in Laurentides, Quebec. It lies 270 metres above sea level. At some 1.45 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The edge covers about 20 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Few waters listed in Laurentides are bigger. The closest town, Rivière-Rouge, is 19 km distant. La Minerve is 27 km and Mont-Laurier 32 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Baie Barbotte

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Flats either side fish on the drop as bait is pushed off them. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Baie Barbotte gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Baie Barbotte the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Independant is 2 km distant. None of that is settled for Baie Barbotte in what we hold.