Lac Duquette in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Duquette is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. The ground around here is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Lac-Alouette is 4.2 km out. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 23 km off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duquette

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Duquette that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 19°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Duquette runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A toilet block sits 50 m away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Pineault, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Duquette in what we hold.