Lac a Paul Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac a Paul is a Quebec water. The surface lies 336 metres up. The nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 36 km away. The big place round here is Gatineau, 71 km distant. Within a short drive: 1.2 km out stands Lac Cotton, Lac Brule at about 1.3 km, 1.5 km out stands Lac a Placide, Lac Cleroux at about 2 km and 2.3 km out stands Lac Sucker. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Paul

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac a Paul the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac a Paul by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Cotton, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac a Paul locally before you travel.