Fishing at Lac a Paiement, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. The land about it is mixed forest. Rivière-Rouge at 14 km is the nearest place to stop. La Minerve is 21 km away, with Labelle at 29 km. Nearby alternatives: 0.8 km away is Lac a Valiquette, Lac a Varennes 1.1 km, 1.2 km away is Lac Sainte-Marie, Lac a Bastien 1.8 km and 1.8 km away is Lac a Mathias. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Paiement

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac a Paiement where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac a Paiement.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There are toilets 730 m off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac a Valiquette, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac a Paiement are worth checking on the day.