Fishing at Lac Chub, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Chub is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 226 metres. This is sizeable water at about 1.39 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. You are looking at roughly 7.7 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. Nearest town is Ferme-Neuve, 30 km off. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 166 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chub

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac Chub light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Chub runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Georges is 2.7 km distant. For Lac Chub, the notice at the access point is the final word.