Lac Cache Fishing near Ferme-Neuve, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Cache is a Quebec water. The water sits 344 metres up. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.9 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Ferme-Neuve is the closest place, 12 km off. Beyond it, Mont-Laurier at 22 km and Saint-Boniface at 40 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cache

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Cache the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Lac Cache to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Expect 1.1 km away in from where the car goes. You can camp 1.5 km off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Long, 1.3 km out. Ask locally about Lac Cache if anything is unclear.