Lac Ruby Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac Ruby. The bank is 370 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from Rivière-Rouge, 27 km down the road. The big place round here is Orléans, 137 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ruby

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Ruby gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Ruby runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Launching is possible: a slipway lies 1.1 km off. Facilities run to toilets 1.1 km from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Petit lac Ruby at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Ruby is worth confirming on the day.