Lac des Monts Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Monts is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. This is pine and birch country. With some 45 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 4.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. Nearest place of any size is La Minerve, 16 km away. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 104 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Monts

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac des Monts fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac des Monts around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Lac Dupre, 1.2 km out. For Lac des Monts in particular, ask before you travel.