Fishing at Lac Serpent, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Serpent is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. The ground round it is lake country bush. At 2.42 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 15 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. The nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 34 km away. Further out sit Saint-Raphaël (42 km) and La Minerve (44 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Serpent

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Serpent gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Serpent.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Barbotte is 0.8 km off. Confirm access to Lac Serpent locally before you travel.