Fishing Lac Camera in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Laurentides, Quebec, you have Lac Camera. The bank is 217 metres above sea level. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Ferme-Neuve lies 31 km from the water. The big place round here is Gatineau, 166 km distant. Near neighbours: Lac Cocanagog within 2.7 km, Lac du Chene sits 3.3 km out, Lac Georges within 3.5 km, Lac la Lune sits 3.9 km out and Lac du Butor within 4.8 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Camera

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Camera the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Camera.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Cocanagog at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Camera in particular, ask before you travel.