Lac des Coureurs de Bois, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Coureurs de Bois is one of the Quebec waters in Quebec. The ground around here is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 10 hectares — small enough to read in one session. About 1.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Start from Deep River, 56 km down the road. Gatineau sits 200 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Coureurs de Bois

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read Lac des Coureurs de Bois before you fish it and the day goes better. The mouth of any inflow is worth an hour after rain.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac des Coureurs de Bois fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Foligne at 2.9 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac des Coureurs de Bois in particular, ask before you travel.