Fishing at La Carriere, Montérégie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, La Carriere falls inside Montérégie. It sits in mixed forest. You are 2.6 km from Vaudreuil-Dorion. Then Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 4.8 km, and Pincourt, 5.4 km. Nearby alternatives: Lac des Deux Montagnes roughly 3.5 km, Lac de la Sauvagine out at 5.7 km, La Grande Baie roughly 7.1 km, Lac de la Sabliere out at 9.4 km and Lac des Sables roughly 9.9 km. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on La Carriere

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Montérégie include lake sturgeon, pumpkinseed, tench and common carp. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish La Carriere to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 20°C and January about -11°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on La Carriere more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Launching is possible: a slipway lies 1.1 km off. A car park lies 490 m away, so the walk in is short. Mapping shows a jetty some 210 m off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac des Deux Montagnes at 3.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at La Carriere for certain.