Fishing at Lac Spring, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Spring is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. The land about it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson is the closest place, 4.4 km off. Further out sit Val-Morin (6.2 km) and Val-David (7.2 km). Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spring

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Spring fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac Spring regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Alice, 1 km away. For Lac Spring in particular, ask before you travel.