Lac des Joncs des Crapauds Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac des Joncs des Crapauds, in Laurentides. This is northern bush country. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. You are 91 km from Manawan. Ferme-Neuve is 92 km away, with Mont-Laurier at 108 km. Close by you have: Lac Betty within 0.4 km, Lac de l'Iris some 0.7 km off, Lac du Butor within 1.3 km, Lac Wester some 1.9 km off and Lac Mayra within 2.6 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Joncs des Crapauds

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac des Joncs des Crapauds before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lac des Joncs des Crapauds follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Betty sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac des Joncs des Crapauds is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.