Troisieme lac Perdu in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Troisieme lac Perdu lies in Laurentides, Quebec. The surroundings are rolling bush. Mont-Laurier is the closest place, 17 km off. The big place round here is Gatineau, 109 km distant. Also on the doorstep: Lac a Tanis out at 1.2 km, Lac Pearson after 2.1 km, Petit lac Minerai out at 2.3 km, Lac Travers after 2.5 km and Lac Jabotte out at 2.7 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Troisieme lac Perdu

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Troisieme lac Perdu fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Troisieme lac Perdu.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac a Tanis at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Troisieme lac Perdu for certain.