Lac McPhee Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac McPhee lies in Laurentides, Quebec. This is rolling bush country. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Mont-Laurier sits 32 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 90 km away. In the same area: Grand lac du Cerf roughly 2.2 km, Lac du Chef (2.3 km), Lac Jars roughly 2.8 km, Lac a Foin (3.1 km) and Petit lac Berneuil roughly 3.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac McPhee

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac McPhee a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac McPhee regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Grand lac du Cerf at 2.2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Lac McPhee.