Lac Bertrand Fishing near Ferme-Neuve, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bertrand is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. The surroundings are rolling bush. Surface area is around 61 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 4.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. For a base, Ferme-Neuve sits 8.6 km out. Mont-Laurier is 12 km away, with Rivière-Rouge at 47 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bertrand

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Anyone new to Lac Bertrand should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Bertrand.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Robitaille, 1.5 km out. Treat Lac Bertrand as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.