Lac Malette Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Malette is a Quebec water. It lies 398 metres above sea level. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest town is Mont-Tremblant, 16 km off. Further out sit Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (16 km) and La Conception (18 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Malette

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Malette the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Malette runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Cache at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Malette are worth checking on the day.