Lac a Crete, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Outaouais end of Quebec holds Lac a Crete. This is lake country bush ground. The water covers some 19 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 1.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The closest town, Saint-Raphaël, is 27 km distant. After that come Maniwaki at 42 km and Wakefield at 46 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Crete

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Lac a Crete as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac a Crete fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Handy at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac a Crete, the notice at the access point is the final word.