Lac Belisle Fishing near Lac-Simon, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Belisle falls inside Laurentides. It sits at 339 metres above sea level. 11 km away sits Lac-Simon, the nearest town. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 86 km off. Others close at hand: Lac Croqueville at 1.2 km, Lac de la Fraye at about 1.5 km, Lac Brouille at 1.7 km, Lac Corbeau at about 1.9 km and Lac au Foin at 2.1 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Belisle

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Laurentides cover 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 Belisle rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Belisle follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Croqueville, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Belisle carry more weight than any list.