Fishing Lac de la Patte in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Patte sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. The setting is rolling bush on every side. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Head to Ferme-Neuve, 18 km away, for anything you forgot. Orléans is the closest city, 143 km away. Alternatives close at hand: 1.1 km away is Lac Rochon, Lac de la Bouette sits 2.5 km out, 2.6 km away is Lac Bouleau, Lac Marie-Louise sits 3 km out and 3.2 km away is Lac Dore. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Patte

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac de la Patte fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -15°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac de la Patte fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Rochon, 1.1 km out. Nothing on Lac de la Patte should be assumed from this page alone.