Fishing Lac du Ramage in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac du Ramage. The surroundings are pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. La Minerve lies 11 km from the water. It is 87 km to Orléans, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Ramage

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac du Ramage the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac du Ramage follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You can camp about 840 m away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Petit lac Desmolier sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Ramage for certain.