Fishing Lac Bing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac Bing. The surface lies 348 metres up. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. La Minerve is the closest town at 24 km. The big place round here is Orléans, 97 km distant. Nearby, in order: Lac Parent at 0.7 km, Lac Waverly at about 1.1 km, Lac de l'Escale at 1.4 km, Lac des Colombines at about 1.7 km and Lac de la Ravine at 1.9 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bing

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Bing the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Bing fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Parent is 0.7 km distant. The position on Lac Bing is worth confirming on the day.