Fishing at Lac Binns, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Binns, in Laurentides. Elevation runs to 251 metres. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. Supplies mean a trip to Morin-Heights, 0.8 km off. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 42 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Binns

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Binns that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Lac Binns regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows parking within 420 m. A picnic area is mapped about 1.2 km away. Toilets are 550 m away, which matters on a long session. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Rockcliff is 0.3 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Binns.