Fishing at Lac des Colombines, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Colombines is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. The land about it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. La Minerve sits 23 km from the bank. Rivière-Rouge is 31 km away, with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 32 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Colombines

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac des Colombines before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Colombines.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Parent is 1.4 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac des Colombines.