Lac des Mauves Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac des Mauves is a Quebec water. The ground around here is mixed forest. At roughly 8 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Mont-Laurier lies 21 km from the water. For a city, Orléans is 108 km off. Other water within reach: Lac Allet within 0.8 km, Lac Cache 1.1 km away, Lac Meloche within 1.8 km, Lac Deschamps 2.1 km away and Lac Mitral within 2.9 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Mauves

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac des Mauves a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac des Mauves.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Allet at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac des Mauves may have changed since it was mapped.