Lac de la Fraye in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Fraye sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The water sits 361 metres up. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Head to Lac-Simon, 9.8 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit La Conception (10 km) and Mont-Tremblant (22 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Fraye

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac de la Fraye repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac de la Fraye.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Belisle at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Fraye.