Lac Sureau Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac Sureau, in Quebec. It sits at 416 metres above sea level. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 30 km distant. After that come Mont-Laurier at 43 km and Rivière-Rouge at 48 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sureau

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Lac Sureau should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Sureau.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Loriot, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Sureau.