Lac Meilleur Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Meilleur is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 229 metres up. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest place of any size is Mont-Laurier, 18 km away. Further out sit Maniwaki (28 km) and Saint-Boniface (32 km). Close by you also have: Lac Gaucher 0.8 km away, Petit lac des Chenes 1.1 km off, Lac Rond 1.7 km away, Lac Castor 1.8 km off and Petit lac Long 2.2 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Meilleur

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. 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. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Meilleur the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Lac Meilleur around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Gaucher at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Meilleur.