Lac Paradis Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Paradis is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. The bank is 248 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.1 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Mont-Laurier at 8.4 km is the nearest place to stop. Ferme-Neuve lies 20 km off, Saint-Boniface another 29 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paradis

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Paradis gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac Paradis fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A carry of 1.4 km from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac des Sources is 2.3 km distant. Check the position at Lac Paradis before loading the car.