Lac Malvoisie Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac Malvoisie, in Quebec. The country here is mixed forest. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 43 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 159 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Malvoisie

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Malvoisie a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -16°C for January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Malvoisie.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Calcaire is 0.5 km distant. Check the position at Lac Malvoisie before loading the car.