Lac Napanee Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Napanee in Laurentides, Quebec. The bank is 339 metres above sea level. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. 23 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 61 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Napanee

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac Napanee the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Napanee fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Dene is 0.6 km off. Treat access at Lac Napanee as something to verify.