Lac Lucie Fishing near Ferme-Neuve, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Lucie in Laurentides, Quebec. The surroundings are mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 32 km away sits Ferme-Neuve, the nearest settlement. Gatineau is the closest city, 170 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lucie

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Lucie before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Lucie rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Yvonne is 0.8 km off. Treat access at Lac Lucie as something to verify.