Lac Fournet, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Fournet lies within the bounds of Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 483 metres up. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 2.3 km keeps the choices simple. The town to know is Rivière-Rouge, 40 km out. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 131 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fournet

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Fournet repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Fournet runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Chamarre is 0.8 km off. Rules at Lac Fournet are worth checking on the day.