Lac Blouard, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Blouard lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. It sits in pine and birch. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. You are 28 km from La Minerve. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel follows at 32 km, then Mont-Laurier at 35 km. Others close at hand: Lac Pany at about 1 km, Lac de l'Asperite a touch under 1.1 km, Lac Chavelot at about 1.5 km, Lac Beautour a touch under 2.1 km and Lac Girard at about 2.6 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Blouard

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Blouard repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac Blouard rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Pany is 1 km distant. Check the position at Lac Blouard before loading the car.