Lac Baumas Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. It sits in lake country bush. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 28 km from the bank. Orléans sits 83 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Baumas

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac Baumas for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac Baumas the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Binet sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Baumas, the notice at the access point is the final word.