Lac Long Fishing near Ferme-Neuve, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Long sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The surface lies 348 metres up. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 13 km away. Mont-Laurier lies 23 km off, Saint-Boniface another 39 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Cache sits 1.3 km out, Lac Walker a shade over 2.2 km, Lac Scotchman sits 2.5 km out, Lac Windigo a shade over 2.7 km and Lac Borcoman sits 3 km out. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Long

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Work Lac Long in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Lac Long to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Parc régional Montagne du Diable takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Cache, 1.3 km away. Nothing on Lac Long should be assumed from this page alone.