Lac Graven Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Graven in Laurentides, Quebec. The bank gives way to rolling bush. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Ferme-Neuve, 73 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Saint-Boniface (75 km) and Mont-Laurier (83 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Graven

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Graven before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Lac Graven the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Bourgeon, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac Graven is worth confirming on the day.