Lac de la Montagne des Bleuets in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Montagne des Bleuets in Laurentides, Quebec. It lies 235 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 15 km away sits Mont-Laurier, the nearest settlement. Maniwaki lies 29 km off, Saint-Boniface another 31 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Montagne des Bleuets

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac de la Montagne des Bleuets the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac de la Montagne des Bleuets the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac du Cordon at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac de la Montagne des Bleuets are worth checking on the day.