Fishing Lac du Flaneur in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Flaneur is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. Elevation runs to 221 metres. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Start from Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 28 km down the road. It is 69 km to Orléans, the nearest city. In the same area: Lac Bono after 1 km, Lac de la Brunante near enough 1.1 km, Lac Earhart after 1.4 km, Lac a la Boue near enough 1.4 km and Lac Jaune after 1.6 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Flaneur

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lac du Flaneur for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac du Flaneur around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Bono is 1 km off. For Lac du Flaneur in particular, ask before you travel.