Fishing Lac Brewer in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Brewer is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. It sits in mixed forest country. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 3.1 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Brownsburg-Chatham, 16 km off. It is 57 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Brewer

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Lac Brewer is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Brewer runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A slipway is marked about 1.1 km from here. There is a jetty 1.1 km off, worth knowing on a busy day. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac des Roches is 0.8 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Brewer locally before you travel.