Lac a la Truite in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac a la Truite sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. Everything around it is mixed forest. The water covers some 79 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With 6.8 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. The closest town, La Minerve, is 7 km distant. Further out sit Lac-Simon (13 km) and La Conception (17 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Truite

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac a la Truite before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac a la Truite runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Grand lac Mocassin, 0.9 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac a la Truite.