Fishing Crique de La Clouterie in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Crique de La Clouterie falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. Everything around it is lake country bush. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Nearest place of any size is Lac-Simon, 4.3 km away. Beyond it, La Conception at 5.1 km and Labelle at 10 km. Water in the same corner: Lac Champagne at 2.2 km, Lac Vezeau sits 2.5 km out, Lac a Charlot at 2.9 km, Lac Mud sits 3.2 km out and Lac Dominique at 3.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Crique de La Clouterie

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Crique de La Clouterie light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The quiet pools cap over in winter, the riffles never quite do, and late April clears the lot. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Crique de La Clouterie the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Champagne at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Crique de La Clouterie may have changed since it was mapped.