Lac du Sourd Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Sourd in Laurentides, Quebec. It stands 259 metres above sea level. At 9.79 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs to about 53 km, far more than one trip can cover. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. Nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 20 km away. The big place round here is Orléans, 79 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sourd

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Lac du Sourd rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Lac du Sourd around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Réserve faunique de Papineau-Labelle runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Clinfoc at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac du Sourd should be assumed from this page alone.