Fishing Lac Duplessis in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 400 metres up. The water covers around 2.85 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. You are looking at roughly 18 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Laurentides are bigger. Manawan sits 66 km from the bank. Beyond it, Ferme-Neuve at 73 km and Mont-Laurier at 90 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duplessis

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Duplessis rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Lac Duplessis.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Ekal at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Duplessis should be assumed from this page alone.