Lac Surget, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Surget stands in Laurentides, Quebec. The setting is taiga. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 2.2 km keeps the choices simple. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 45 km away. It is 131 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Surget

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac Surget should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Surget runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Petit lac Surget sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac Surget as something to verify.