Fishing Lac Roujan in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Lac Roujan sits. It stands 489 metres above sea level. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. 48 km away sits Manawan, the nearest town. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 136 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roujan

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac Roujan the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Roujan.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac French is 0.9 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Roujan for certain.