Fishing at Lac Fafnir, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac Fafnir. The surroundings are boreal forest. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 2.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Head to Ferme-Neuve, 57 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 195 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fafnir

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names 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. Lac Fafnir repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lac Fafnir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Dacian is 2.9 km off. Rules at Lac Fafnir are worth checking on the day.