Lac Coulon Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Laurentides, Quebec, you have Lac Coulon. Elevation runs to 272 metres. It measures about 19 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 3.1 km in total. Mont-Laurier is the closest town at 24 km. La Minerve is 38 km and Ferme-Neuve 39 km. Within a short drive: Lac Bonin (1.3 km), Petit lac du Chevreuil some 1.4 km off, Lac Thomas (1.7 km), Lac Mitchell some 2.3 km off and Lac Ur (2.4 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coulon

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Coulon the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Coulon follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Bonin sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Coulon before loading the car.