Lac Dufresne Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Dufresne in Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 462 metres. Surface area is around 93 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Some 6.2 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, 12 km away. It is 65 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dufresne

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Dufresne responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Dufresne runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Creux sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac Dufresne as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.