Lac de la Plombee Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Plombee is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. It lies 275 metres above sea level. La Minerve sits 7.4 km from the bank. Lac-Simon follows at 20 km, then Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 21 km. Others close at hand: Petit lac Ethier a shade over 0.7 km, 0.8 km away is Lac Krausman, Lac Caouest a shade over 1.2 km, 1.4 km away is Lac Bizanne and Lac Crain a shade over 1.5 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Plombee

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac de la Plombee the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac de la Plombee fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Petit lac Ethier sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac de la Plombee if anything is unclear.