Fishing Lac du Pere Orignal in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Pere Orignal in the Laurentides part of Quebec. It sits in northern bush. Some 83 km away sits Ferme-Neuve, the nearest settlement. Mont-Laurier is 98 km and Saint-Boniface 101 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac Shooner near enough 0.5 km, Lac des Tire-Bouchons at 0.7 km, Lac des Gros-Casques near enough 1.1 km, Lac Picard at 1.6 km and Lac Alexander near enough 1.7 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pere Orignal

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac du Pere Orignal is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan any trip to Lac du Pere Orignal around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Shooner at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Pere Orignal for certain.