Fishing at Lac du Loup Gris, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Loup Gris is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. Northern bush runs right down to the water. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 99 km from Ferme-Neuve. Gatineau sits 230 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Loup Gris

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac du Loup Gris the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac du Loup Gris that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac du Chameau at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac du Loup Gris carry more weight than any list.