Lac des Jarrets-Noirs Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Jarrets-Noirs falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. The setting is spruce and muskeg. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. Nearest place of any size is Ferme-Neuve, 86 km away. Mont-Laurier lies 100 km off, Saint-Boniface another 102 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Jarrets-Noirs

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac des Jarrets-Noirs is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac des Jarrets-Noirs runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Lita, 1.1 km out. Signs at Lac des Jarrets-Noirs carry more weight than any list.