Lac Roger Fishing near Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Roger is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. The surface lies 306 metres up. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Head to Brownsburg-Chatham, 12 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 59 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roger

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Roger fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -12°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Roger.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Carling is 0.9 km off. Confirm access to Lac Roger locally before you travel.