Lac a la Peinture near Rivière-Rouge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac a la Peinture sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. The country here is mixed forest. Surface area is around 13 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 2.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Head to Rivière-Rouge, 8.8 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Labelle, 25 km, and La Minerve, 28 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Peinture

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac a la Peinture for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. 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. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lac a la Peinture rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Blanc is 1.7 km distant. Treat access at Lac a la Peinture as something to verify.