Lac des Trois Freres Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac des Trois Freres, in Quebec. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 16 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. Head to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 3.9 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (9.4 km) and Val-David (13 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Trois Freres

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac des Trois Freres the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Lac des Trois Freres by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac Massie, 0.9 km away. What applies at Lac des Trois Freres may have changed since it was mapped.