Lac Filion, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Filion, in Laurentides. The bank is 270 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Mont-Laurier, 13 km off. Beyond it, Saint-Boniface at 25 km and Ferme-Neuve at 27 km. Nearby, in order: Grand lac Creux at 1.1 km, Lac Clement about 1.2 km, Lac de la Truite at 1.6 km, Lac du Bois Franc about 2.4 km and Lac de la Grosse Truite at 2.5 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Filion

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac Filion before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac Filion to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Grand lac Creux, 1.1 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Filion in what we hold.