Fishing at Premier Lac, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Premier Lac falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. The closest town, Lac-Simon, is 16 km distant. La Conception is 16 km and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel 23 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Premier Lac

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Premier Lac decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Premier Lac regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Deuxieme Lac is 0.4 km off. Check the current arrangement for Premier Lac.