Fishing at Lac Paquette, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides in Quebec is where Lac Paquette sits. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Mont-Tremblant, 15 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 17 km and Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts at 20 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paquette

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Paquette fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Lac Paquette around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Cordon sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lac Paquette before loading the car.