Fishing Lac Spice in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Spice is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Ferme-Neuve, 36 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 173 km away. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Fear at about 1.2 km, 1.3 km away is Petit lac Deer, Petit lac Fear at about 1.8 km, 1.8 km away is Grand lac Deer and Lac Comtois at about 2.1 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spice

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. 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. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Spice as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Spice.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Fear, 1.2 km away. Check the position at Lac Spice before loading the car.