Fishing at Lac des Scirpes, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Scirpes lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. The surface lies 319 metres up. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. La Minerve sits 24 km from the bank. The big place round here is Orléans, 88 km distant. Others close at hand: Lac Trable 0.6 km off, Lac Sullivan sits 0.6 km out, Lac Caryer 0.8 km off, Lac Guran sits 1.4 km out and Lac Kidney 1.4 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Scirpes

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac des Scirpes repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac des Scirpes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Trable, 0.6 km away. Treat access at Lac des Scirpes as something to verify.