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11-acre lake near Québec. The lake tops out around 4 ft. The depth chart is built from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the humps, channels and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. Species by species, here's what the data says the year looks like.
The drawn water covers 11 acres wrapped in 0.5 miles of bank. The basin is a simple one (shoreline index 1.1) — close to a bowl, so the structure on the chart matters more than the bank. All of it is shallow-zone water — under ~15 ft across the entire basin, so the food chain has the run of the place. It sits in Les Laurentides MRC. Its nearest charted neighbour, Premier Lac, is 1 mi to the northwest.
Carte de pêche interactive gratuite — Lac à l'Orignal, Québec : courbes de profondeur issues de relevés bathymétriques réels jusqu'à 1 m (4 pi), et les meilleurs sites pour omble de fontaine, doré jaune, perchaude et plus. Les profondeurs proviennent de la Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (MELCCFP) lorsque disponibles.
Early season brook trout use the shallows, holding in 1 to 4 ft. Even in summer they hold at 1 to 4 ft; winter keeps them in 1 to 4 ft. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 4 ft that grades prime for summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Tie on a small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm and you're in the game.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 4 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Été | 1 to 4 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (4 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Automne | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Hiver | 1 to 4 ft | dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
In spring, walleye run shallow here, mostly 1 to 4 ft. Summer keeps them at 1 to 4 ft, and they winter in 1 to 4 ft. Fall walleye concentrate at Break off the point, a prime-rated drop-off around 2 ft. Fish it in the evening and early morning and you'll meet the bite. You won't need more than a crawler harness on bottom bouncer or a deep crankbait (trolled) most summer days.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 4 ft | dusk & dawn | Main-lake point (2 ft) | 1/8 oz jig + minnow, Hair jig |
| Été | 1 to 4 ft | dusk & dawn | Break off the point (2 ft) | Crawler harness on bottom bouncer, Deep crankbait (trolled) |
| Automne | 1 to 4 ft | dusk & night | Break off the point (2 ft) | Jigging rap, Jig + big minnow |
| Hiver | 1 to 4 ft | dusk & dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Jigging spoon + minnow head, Rattle bait |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: yellow perch in 1 to 4 ft. The depth story barely changes: 1 to 4 ft through summer, 1 to 4 ft in winter. The spot to know is Deep basin, a deep basin in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for yellow perch in fall. Plan around early morning in the warm months. Summer baits: a drop-shot micro plastics or a small spoon tipped with worm gets it done.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Small jig + curly tail, Perch-pattern micro crank |
| Été | 1 to 4 ft | dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small spoon tipped with worm |
| Automne | 1 to 4 ft | midday | Deep basin (4 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Perch rig / spreader |
| Hiver | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Tungsten jig + spikes, Rattle spoon (small) |
When the water first warms, northern pike slide up into 1 to 4 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 1 to 4 ft, winter 1 to 4 ft. Start at Break off the point. It's a drop-off holding about 2 ft of water and rates prime come fall. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage rigged through the warm months.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | open water | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Été | 1 to 4 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (2 ft) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Automne | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (2 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Hiver | 1 to 4 ft | midday | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
When the water first warms, smallmouth bass slide up into 1 to 4 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 1 to 4 ft, winter 1 to 4 ft. Start at Main-lake point. It's a point holding about 2 ft of water and rates prime come fall. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a drop shot (goby/minnow) or a ned rig rigged through the warm months.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 4 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Ned rig, Tube jig |
| Été | 1 to 4 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (2 ft) | Drop shot (goby/minnow), Ned rig |
| Automne | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Jerkbait, Blade bait |
| Hiver | 1 to 4 ft | midday | Break off the point (2 ft) | Blade bait, Hair jig |
Start shallow in spring: rock bass sit in 1 to 4 ft that time of year. They don't go far with the seasons — 1 to 4 ft covers summer, 1 to 4 ft covers winter. The spot to know is Main-lake point, a point in about 2 ft of water that rates prime for rock bass in summer. Warm-month bites cluster around the evening. Throw a ned rig (small) or a marabou jig until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 4 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (2 ft) | 1/16 oz jig + grub, Small inline spinner |
| Été | 1 to 4 ft | dusk | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Ned rig (small), Marabou jig |
| Automne | 1 to 4 ft | midday | Break off the point (2 ft) | Small tube jig, Inline spinner |
| Hiver | 1 to 4 ft | midday | Deep basin (4 ft) | Tungsten jig + plastic, Small spoon + spike |
Lac à l'Orignal also holds pumpkinseed (1 to 4 ft in summer), brown bullhead (1 to 4 ft in summer), channel catfish (1 to 4 ft in summer). Pick any of them on the map above for rated spots and bait picks.
Lac à l'Orignal carries 3 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 4 ft down.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Québec waters are set by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP) — and special regulations can apply to Lac à l'Orignal specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Québec fishing regulations →
Lac à l'Orignal is about 4 ft (1 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the contours reflect measured depths.
Lac à l'Orignal atteint environ 1 m (4 pi) à son point le plus profond. Les profondeurs proviennent de relevés bathymétriques réels.
Anglers target brook trout, walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, smallmouth bass, rock bass, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, channel catfish on Lac à l'Orignal. This species list is an informed estimate from Québec's provincial fish-range maps (bounded by each lake's depth and habitat), not a per-lake fish survey — Québec doesn't publish per-lake species records.
Break off the point is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 2 ft of water that rates prime for walleye in fall. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For brook trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Lac à l'Orignal is regulated by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP). Check the official Québec regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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More water nearby: Les Laurentides MRC fishing maps (134 charts). Browse all Québec fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: state fisheries survey programs. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.