Fishing Lac Sabourin in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Sabourin is a Quebec water. Around the bank it is mixed forest. With some 30 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 3.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. La Minerve at 25 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Orléans is 86 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sabourin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Sabourin decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Sabourin by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Petit lac Sabourin, 0.7 km out. For Lac Sabourin in particular, ask before you travel.