Lac Regis in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Regis lies within the bounds of Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 421 metres up. At about 13 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. For supplies, Ferme-Neuve is 77 km out. It is 207 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Regis

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Regis a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Regis around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Rachel is 1.5 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Regis.