Lac des Sables near Pointe-Calumet: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Lac des Sables in Laurentides, Quebec. The bank is 18 metres above sea level. Roughly 3.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. The closest town, Pointe-Calumet, is 0.4 km distant. Saint-Joseph-du-Lac is 4.1 km and Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac 4.4 km. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Sables

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. 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. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac des Sables the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 21°C and January at -11°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac des Sables fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A made slipway is 960 m from here, which settles the boat question. There is a marina, Voile Sansoucy, 750 m away. There is somewhere to leave the car, 290 m off. Mapping shows a jetty some 130 m off. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac de la Sabliere sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac des Sables are worth checking on the day.