Lac de la Mere Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Mere is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 413 metres. The town to know is Ferme-Neuve, 31 km out. Orléans is the closest city, 153 km away. Not far off: Lac Castor about 0.4 km, Lac Pierre within 0.7 km, Lac Godin about 1.8 km, Lac Sureau within 2.5 km and Lac Robert about 2.5 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Mere

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac de la Mere before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac de la Mere fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Castor is 0.4 km distant. Check the position on Lac de la Mere before loading the car.