Lac Maurice Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Maurice falls inside Laurentides. The water sits 531 metres up. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 1.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Labelle, 19 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 97 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Maurice

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac Maurice light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac Maurice to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Francois is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Maurice for certain.