Lac Chavoy, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac Chavoy, in Quebec. The setting is northern bush. It measures about 32 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 2.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Laurentides are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Rivière-Rouge, 44 km away. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 45 km off, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm another 50 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chavoy

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Chavoy for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. 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. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Chavoy.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Parement is 1.5 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Chavoy if anything is unclear.