Lac de la Barbotte Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Barbotte sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The bank is 392 metres above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 13 km off. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts follows at 13 km, then Val-David at 18 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Barbotte

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Lac de la Barbotte to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac de la Barbotte by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Cache is 0.7 km distant. Check the position on Lac de la Barbotte before loading the car.