Lac Paquin Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Paquin is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. Everything around it is lake country bush. It measures about 28 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.5 km in total. Few waters listed in Laurentides are bigger. You are 3.8 km from Val-David. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 48 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paquin

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Paquin the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Paquin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Green Valley at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Paquin before loading the car.