Lac Barolleau Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Barolleau is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Rivière-Rouge, 38 km off. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 130 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Barolleau

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lac Barolleau to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Barolleau rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Hoyt, 0.6 km away. Check the position at Lac Barolleau before loading the car.