Fishing at Lac du Volis, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Volis belongs to Laurentides. The bank is 282 metres above sea level. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. For supplies, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is 15 km out. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 84 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Volis

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Lac du Volis is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac du Volis that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Rouge, 1.1 km out. The position on Lac du Volis is worth confirming on the day.