Fishing Lac a Cloutier in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac a Cloutier falls inside Laurentides. The land about it is lake country bush. Saint-Sauveur is the closest town at 6.3 km. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 33 km distant. Also within reach: Lac des Freres within 0.9 km, Lac Ouimet 1.3 km off, Lac a Herve-Laroche within 1.6 km, Lac Caron 1.8 km off and Lac Schryer within 1.8 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Cloutier

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac a Cloutier gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac a Cloutier runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac des Freres is 0.9 km off. Treat access at Lac a Cloutier as something to verify.