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Best smallmouth bass lakes in Québec

923 Québec waters list smallmouth bass (official records or labelled estimates), 920 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.

1. Lake Timiskaming — 70 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
2. Grand lac Saint-François — 130 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
3. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Lac Opasatica — 197 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
5. Lac Mégantic — 248 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
6. Lac Aylmer — 110 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
7. Réservoir Kiamika — 459 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Lac Massawippi — 279 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
9. Lac Pythonga — 197 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Lac Memphrémagog — 330 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
11. Lac Labelle — 213 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Lac Ouareau — 182 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Lac Gagnon — 230 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Lac Tremblant — 321 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Lac des Îles — 125 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Lac Pemichangan — 164 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Lac Simon — 360 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
18. Lac Archambault — 129 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Grand lac Nominingue — 121 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Lac Saint-Paul — 105 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Grand lac du Cerf — 459 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Lac Blue Sea — 196 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
23. Lac Brome — 42 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
24. Réservoir aux Sables — 131 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Lac du Sourd — 160 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 898 more Québec waters holding smallmouth bass.

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When to fish smallmouth bass in Québec

• Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
• Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.

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