Lac Noir Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Noir is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. It lies 236 metres above sea level. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is Brownsburg-Chatham, 22 km away. Beyond it, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard at 22 km and Morin-Heights at 25 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Noir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Noir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -13°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Noir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The nearest car park we can see is 1.5 km out, so expect a walk with your gear. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Grand lac MacDonald, 1.4 km out. Where Lac Noir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.