Lac Bedard Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac Bedard. It lies 275 metres above sea level. Ferme-Neuve lies 48 km from the water. Gatineau is the closest city, 170 km away. More in the same country: Lac Cornet lies 1.5 km on, Lac Caste after 2.8 km, Lac Marge lies 3.3 km on, Lac Florimond after 3.5 km and Lac Rioux lies 4.2 km on. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bedard

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. The shape of Lac Bedard rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -16°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac Bedard that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Cornet at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac Bedard is worth confirming on the day.