Lac Chevreuil Fishing near Ferme-Neuve, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Chevreuil sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. The setting is boreal forest on every side. The water covers some 49 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 4.4 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. Supplies mean a trip to Ferme-Neuve, 46 km off. After that come Manawan at 54 km and Mont-Laurier at 60 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chevreuil

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Chevreuil the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Lac Chevreuil to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Canard at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac Chevreuil may have changed since it was mapped.