Lac Chamarre Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Chamarre sits within Laurentides in Quebec. Spruce and muskeg runs right down to the water. At about 11 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 1.4 km keeps the choices simple. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. For supplies, Rivière-Rouge is 41 km out. After that come Labelle at 51 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 52 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chamarre

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Chamarre repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac Chamarre more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Fournet, 0.8 km out. For Lac Chamarre in particular, ask before you travel.