Lac Perdu Fishing near Ferme-Neuve, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Perdu, in Laurentides. It sits at 419 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Ferme-Neuve lies 81 km from the water. Further out sit Manawan (89 km) and Mont-Laurier (97 km). Also worth knowing: Lac Mellissa at about 1.4 km, Lac Ram (2 km), Lac Vallerand at about 2.4 km, Petit lac Saint-Rome (3.4 km) and Lac Chicot at about 3.7 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Perdu gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac Perdu regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Mellissa sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac Perdu as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.