Lac des Mauves Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac des Mauves, in Laurentides. Everything around it is mixed forest. This is sizeable water at about 4.49 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The shoreline runs to about 33 km, far more than one trip can cover. Few waters listed in Laurentides are bigger. The closest town, La Minerve, is 7 km away. For a city, Orléans is 92 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Mauves

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac des Mauves rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Mauves.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Laflamme, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac des Mauves is worth confirming on the day.