Fishing Lac Lacoursiere in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lacoursiere is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. The bank is 403 metres above sea level. The water covers some 17 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Ferme-Neuve sits 88 km from the bank. For a city, Gatineau is 222 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lacoursiere

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Lac Lacoursiere a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Lac Lacoursiere to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Petit lac Ceizur at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Lacoursiere for certain.