Lac des Neutres, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Neutres is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Manawan at 42 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 170 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Neutres

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Lac des Neutres as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac des Neutres rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac Grain de Mais at 2.9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac des Neutres.