Lac Nantel Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Nantel sits within Laurentides in Quebec. Height above sea level is 295 metres. With some 39 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 4.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. Labelle is the closest town at 3.3 km. Mont-Tremblant is 14 km and Lac-Simon 17 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nantel

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Lac Nantel rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Nantel.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Expect 1.4 km away in from where the car goes. A camping area sits within 220 m of here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Petit lac Caribou sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Nantel in particular, ask before you travel.