Lac Gant de Boxe in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Gant de Boxe falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. This is lake country bush ground. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. 20 km away sits Maniwaki, the nearest town. For a city, Gatineau is 93 km off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gant de Boxe

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Gant de Boxe rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Gant de Boxe.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Manitou is 1 km distant. For Lac Gant de Boxe, the notice at the access point is the final word.