Lac a Foin Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a Foin sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. What surrounds it is lake country bush. The nearest town is Mont-Laurier, 30 km away. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 92 km away. Within a short run: Lac des Ratons 1.4 km off, Petit lac Puant 1.7 km away, Petit lac Flood 2 km off, Lac Perdu 3 km away and Lac a Bonami 3 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Foin

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac a Foin where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac a Foin follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac des Ratons, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac a Foin.