Fishing at Lac de la Rampe, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Rampe in the Laurentides part of Quebec. This is mixed forest country. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Head to La Minerve, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Orléans is 94 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Rampe

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac de la Rampe gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac de la Rampe more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac de la Tour, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac de la Rampe, the notice at the access point is the final word.