Lac aux Bleuets, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac aux Bleuets is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. It lies 364 metres above sea level. It measures about 90 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 4.8 km keeps the choices simple. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. The closest town, Rivière-Rouge, is 28 km away. For a city, Orléans is 138 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Bleuets

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac aux Bleuets the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac aux Bleuets rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A boat ramp sits about 920 m from the water. A campsite lies 920 m away for anyone staying over. Toilets show in mapping about 900 m away. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Ruby at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac aux Bleuets for certain.