Fishing at Lac des Mocassins, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Mocassins in Laurentides, Quebec. The surroundings are rolling bush. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Supplies mean a trip to Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 9.4 km off. Val-David is 11 km and Val-Morin 13 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Mocassins

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac des Mocassins the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac des Mocassins runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac de l'Aigle, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac des Mocassins if anything is unclear.