Grand lac Contois Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Grand lac Contois is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. The setting is lake country bush. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Some 22 km away sits Maniwaki, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 101 km away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac Contois

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Grand lac Contois the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Grand lac Contois the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Petit lac Contois at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Grand lac Contois.