Lac Paquette, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Paquette belongs to Laurentides. Height above sea level is 184 metres. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Sainte-Adèle, is 2.3 km away. Piedmont lies 4.2 km off, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts another 5.7 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paquette

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Paquette repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac Paquette the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Recorded parking is 670 m off, far enough to travel light. There are picnic tables 770 m away. There are toilets 760 m off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Violon is 2 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Paquette for certain.