Lac aux Poissons in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac aux Poissons sits within Laurentides in Quebec. Land around it is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 82 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. You are looking at roughly 8.0 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. Rivière-Rouge lies 22 km from the water. Labelle lies 37 km off, La Minerve another 42 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Poissons

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac aux Poissons in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac aux Poissons fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Overnight stays are possible 1.3 km away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Delisle, 1.4 km out. Treat Lac aux Poissons as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.