Fishing at Lac a Belanger, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac a Belanger. The water sits 247 metres up. The nearest place of any size is Labelle, 7.8 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 105 km away. Also worth knowing: Lac a Verron a shade over 1.7 km, Lac de l'Epinette Rouge a touch under 1.7 km, Lac Surprise a shade over 2.4 km, Lac Ouellette a touch under 2.6 km and Lac Inattendu a shade over 3.1 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Belanger

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac a Belanger a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac a Belanger.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Recorded parking is 720 m off, far enough to travel light. There are toilets 880 m off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac a Verron is 1.7 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac a Belanger.