Lac du Quartz, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Quartz is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. The setting is mixed forest. The water covers some 16 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The nearest place of any size is Rivière-Rouge, 28 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 117 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Quartz

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac du Quartz the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Quartz.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac du Granite at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac du Quartz locally before you travel.