Lac Bison Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bison is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 335 metres up. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Ferme-Neuve, 41 km down the road. Mont-Laurier is 57 km away, with Manawan at 61 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Popo about 1 km, Lac Vison within 1.4 km, Lac Pierre about 2.8 km, Lac Nadon within 3.5 km and Lac du Danois about 3.5 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bison

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Lac Bison where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Bison rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac Popo, 1 km away. Check the position at Lac Bison before loading the car.