Lac Long Fishing near Val-des-Monts, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Long sits within Laurentides in Quebec. It sits in lake country bush country. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. The town to know is Val-des-Monts, 37 km out. The big place round here is Gatineau, 56 km distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Long

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Long that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Lac Long.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Barbotte at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac Long if anything is unclear.