Lac Shooner, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. The setting is northern bush on every side. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest town is Ferme-Neuve, 83 km off. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 214 km away. Not far off: Lac du Pere Orignal roughly 0.5 km, Lac des Gros-Casques a shade over 0.8 km, Lac des Tire-Bouchons roughly 1 km, Lac Bernett a shade over 1.9 km and Lac Montgomery roughly 2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Shooner

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Shooner the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Shooner.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. 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. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac du Pere Orignal, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Shooner should be assumed from this page alone.