Lac Charlebois Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac Charlebois, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 250 metres. With some 17 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.1 km keeps the choices simple. The closest town, Mont-Laurier, is 17 km away. Gatineau sits 120 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charlebois

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac Charlebois fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Charlebois.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Vaseux at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Charlebois locally before you travel.