Lac Chicot Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Chicot in Laurentides, Quebec. The land about it is northern bush. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Around 2.4 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Ferme-Neuve, 82 km off. Manawan is 93 km and Mont-Laurier 99 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chicot

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Chicot to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Chicot follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac King, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac Chicot before loading the car.