Fishing at Lac Cameville, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Laurentides, Quebec, you have Lac Cameville. Height above sea level is 409 metres. Surface area is around 19 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 2.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. 96 km away sits Ferme-Neuve, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 221 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cameville

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Cameville the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Lac Cameville more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Mix is 2.1 km distant. Treat Lac Cameville as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.