Lac Filion Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Filion is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. The bank is 438 metres above sea level. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest place of any size is Rivière-Rouge, 36 km away. After that come Ferme-Neuve at 49 km and Labelle at 50 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Filion

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Lac Filion to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac Filion to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Bruce, 2 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Filion.