Lac Morille in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Morille is a Quebec water. Elevation runs to 246 metres. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Saint-Boniface, 50 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Gatineau is 165 km off. Close neighbours run: Lac Epris at 1.2 km, Lac Fanon roughly 1.5 km, Lac Mailey at 1.8 km, Lac de la Poudrerie roughly 2.6 km and Lac du Gibier at 2.8 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Morille

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Morille the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Morille.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Epris, 1.2 km away. Treat access at Lac Morille as something to verify.