Lac des Tables Fishing near La Minerve, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Tables is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. The town to know is La Minerve, 24 km out. For a city, Orléans is 102 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Tables

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac des Tables rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lac des Tables the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac Cecile at 1.9 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Tables for certain.