Lac des Bolets, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Bolets belongs to Capitale-Nationale. It lies 243 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 10 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. 6.9 km away sits Laurentides, the nearest town. Further out sit Sainte-Thècle (32 km) and Saint-Ubalde (37 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Bolets

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac des Bolets before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac des Bolets regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. A camping area sits within 1.1 km of here. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac des Lycopodes sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac des Bolets, the notice at the access point is the final word.