Lac des Peres Fishing near Rivière-Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Peres falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. Around the bank it is pine and birch. Rivière-Rouge at 6.2 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, La Minerve at 13 km and Labelle at 16 km. In the same area: Lac Castor 1.9 km, 2.3 km away is Lac Boileau, Lac Brunet 2.3 km, 2.8 km away is Lac aux Bois Francs and Lac Jaune 2.8 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Peres

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac des Peres in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Lac des Peres around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Castor is 1.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac des Peres in what we hold.