Lac Bupreste in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Bupreste is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. The setting is boreal forest on every side. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. Manawan lies 43 km from the water. Ferme-Neuve lies 57 km off, Rivière-Rouge another 62 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bupreste

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Bupreste repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Bupreste by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Bernadette sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Bupreste in particular, ask before you travel.