Lac Profond near Mont-Laurier: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Lac Profond sits. It lies 358 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Mont-Laurier, 23 km off. Orléans sits 111 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Profond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Profond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Profond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac la Ligne, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac Profond is worth confirming on the day.