Lac Filion Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Lac Filion sits. The ground around here is lake country bush. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. Head to Prévost, 6.3 km away, for anything you forgot. Terrasse-des-Pins follows at 6.4 km, then Saint-Jérôme at 8.1 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Filion

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Filion repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -12°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac Filion.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac Cloutier at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Filion is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.