Lac Marquis Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Marquis in Laurentides, Quebec. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is Rivière-Rouge, 39 km away. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 143 km distant. Also within reach: Lac Inconnu 0.7 km away, Lac Linda at about 1.2 km, Lac Roger 1.2 km away, Lac Joce at about 1.5 km and Lac Walton 2.1 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Marquis

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Lac Marquis as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lac Marquis by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Inconnu at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Marquis in what we hold.