Grand lac Benoit Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Grand lac Benoit in Laurentides, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 1.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Saint-Raphaël sits 38 km from the bank. Val-des-Monts lies 39 km off, Wakefield another 39 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac Benoit

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Grand lac Benoit light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Grand lac Benoit follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Petit lac Benoit, 0.7 km away. None of that is settled for Grand lac Benoit in what we hold.