Lac Lepaige Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac Lepaige. It sits at 251 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 13 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.4 km of margin, front to back. Ferme-Neuve lies 48 km from the water. Further out sit Mont-Laurier (61 km) and Saint-Boniface (61 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lepaige

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Lac Lepaige where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Lepaige more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Madeleine, 0.7 km out. For Lac Lepaige, the notice at the access point is the final word.