Fishing at Lac Flink, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Flink is set in Laurentides, Quebec. This is northern bush ground. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Ferme-Neuve at 48 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Manawan at 51 km and Rivière-Rouge at 58 km. Not far off: Lac de l'Oursiere lies 1 km on, Lac Long just 1.5 km, Lac Eric lies 1.7 km on, Lac Luc just 2.1 km and Lac Janique lies 2.3 km on. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Flink

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac Flink the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Flink rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac de l'Oursiere at 1 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac Flink may have changed since it was mapped.