Lac Campion near Saint-Raphaël: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Lac Campion in Laurentides, Quebec. The bank gives way to pine and birch. At some 1.06 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Few waters listed in Laurentides are bigger. Saint-Raphaël lies 32 km from the water. Maniwaki is 38 km and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel 45 km. Nearest other option: Lac des Cedres about 1.5 km, Lac Bonnecal after 2.3 km, Petit lac Jaune about 4.1 km, Lac Jaune after 4.7 km and Lac McFall about 5.3 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Campion

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Campion gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -14°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac Campion that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is a slipway at Lac Campion, roughly 830 m off. There is a mapped landing stage 490 m away. A picnic area is mapped about 900 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac des Cedres sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Campion carry more weight than any list.