Fishing at Lac de l'Ourson, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Ourson is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. The bank gives way to northern bush. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Ferme-Neuve sits 79 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saint-Boniface is 85 km and Mont-Laurier 91 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ourson

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. 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. Take Lac de l'Ourson a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Lac de l'Ourson the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Lussier, 2.1 km out. Check the position on Lac de l'Ourson before loading the car.