Lac du Camp, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Camp stands in Laurentides, Quebec. The bank is 362 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 5.4 km away. After that come Chertsey at 9.9 km and Saint-Hippolyte at 10 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Camp

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac du Camp the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Camp.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Grande Ligne is 1.3 km off. Check the position on Lac du Camp before loading the car.