Fishing Lac de la Brunante in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de la Brunante, in Laurentides. It sits at 224 metres above sea level. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. You are 27 km from Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. Beyond it, Ripon at 40 km and La Minerve at 43 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Brunante

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac de la Brunante the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac de la Brunante fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac a la Boue at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac de la Brunante is worth confirming on the day.