Fishing Lac Lagorce in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac Lagorce. Height above sea level is 522 metres. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. Nearest town is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 46 km off. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 131 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lagorce

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Lagorce the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Lagorce more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Bellec sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Lagorce should be assumed from this page alone.