Lac a l'Ours in Capitale-Nationale: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac a l'Ours is a Capitale-Nationale water, in Quebec. It sits at 320 metres above sea level. 14 km away sits Laurentides, the nearest town. Beyond it, Saint-Raymond at 30 km and Saint-Ubalde at 39 km. Water in the same corner: Petit lac a l'Ours sits 0.6 km out, Lac Cocar just 1.3 km, Lac Leneuf sits 1.4 km out, Lac du Hibou just 1.6 km and Lac Massiat sits 1.7 km out. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac a l'Ours

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac a l'Ours gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Lac a l'Ours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Petit lac a l'Ours is 0.6 km off. Treat access at Lac a l'Ours as something to verify.