Fishing at Lac Chauret, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Chauret in Laurentides, Quebec. It sits in pine and birch country. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Supplies mean a trip to Ferme-Neuve, 36 km off. Beyond it, Mont-Laurier at 53 km and Rivière-Rouge at 74 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple. Nothing about it is complicated once you have walked it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chauret

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac Chauret a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Chauret rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Gorman is 2 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Chauret.