Lac Blois in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Blois is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. What surrounds it is pine and birch. It measures about 20 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 2.5 km keeps the choices simple. 31 km away sits Ferme-Neuve, the nearest town. Mont-Laurier is 44 km and Saint-Boniface 50 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Blois

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Lac Blois a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Lac Blois by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Grenier is 1.2 km distant. Nothing on Lac Blois should be assumed from this page alone.