Lac Labranche in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Labranche belongs to Laurentides, Quebec. It sits at 226 metres above sea level. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest place of any size is La Minerve, 5.7 km away. It is 98 km to Orléans, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Labranche

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Labranche gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lac Labranche rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Casavant at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Labranche in particular, ask before you travel.