Lac des Braconniers Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Braconniers lies within the bounds of Laurentides, Quebec. Taiga runs right down to the water. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. Some 93 km away sits Ferme-Neuve, the nearest settlement. Gatineau is the closest city, 222 km away. Nearby, in order: Lac Ti-Nel 1.9 km, Lac du Loup Noir at 2.1 km, Lac Domange 2.4 km, Lac Delpere at 3 km and Lac du Francais 3.9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Braconniers

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac des Braconniers the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Braconniers.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Ti-Nel, 1.9 km away. Treat Lac des Braconniers as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.