Lac des Papillons Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Papillons lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. It lies 410 metres above sea level. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 22 km from the bank. Then La Minerve, 34 km, and Ripon, 40 km. Nearby, in order: 0.8 km out stands Lac de la Marmotte, Lac Norraye within 1.4 km, 1.9 km out stands Lac Gestel, Lac des Bouleaux Blancs within 2.4 km and 2.4 km out stands Lac Henvic. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Papillons

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Lac des Papillons rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac des Papillons.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Marmotte, 0.8 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Papillons for certain.