Fishing at Lac des Vesses-de-Loup, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Vesses-de-Loup is listed under Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. It sits at 323 metres above sea level. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, Laurentides, is 6.9 km away. Sainte-Thècle is 34 km away, with Saint-Ubalde at 41 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Vesses-de-Loup

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac des Vesses-de-Loup the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac des Vesses-de-Loup rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac des Lepiotes, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac des Vesses-de-Loup in particular, ask before you travel.