Lac des Barbons, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Barbons belongs to Laurentides, Quebec. It sits in rolling bush. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 27 km away. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 78 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Barbons

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac des Barbons rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac des Barbons regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Burnett, 1 km away. Nothing on Lac des Barbons should be assumed from this page alone.