Lac Deslauriers Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Deslauriers lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 423 metres. Roughly 11 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is the closest town at 5.2 km. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 49 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Deslauriers

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac Deslauriers a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Lac Deslauriers that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Ouimet at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac Deslauriers may have changed since it was mapped.