Lac Fournier in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Fournier is a Quebec water. It lies 520 metres above sea level. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Manawan sits 50 km out. Rivière-Rouge lies 50 km off, Ferme-Neuve another 53 km. In the same area: Lac Nicole at 0.9 km, Lac Laforte out at 1.7 km, Lac Eric at 1.9 km, Lac Gabriel out at 2.4 km and Lac Mariette at 3.3 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fournier

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Fournier gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Fournier by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Nicole is 0.9 km distant. Check the position on Lac Fournier before loading the car.