Lac Revenant in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Lac Revenant. Elevation runs to 456 metres. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. You are 89 km from Ferme-Neuve. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 222 km away. Within easy reach: Lac du Roi des Forets 1.3 km away, Lac Benson just 1.6 km, Lac Baribeau 2.1 km away, Lac Bonneau just 2.3 km and Lac Bradley 2.5 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Revenant

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Revenant a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Revenant runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac du Roi des Forets sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Revenant carry more weight than any list.