Lac Crecy Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Crecy falls inside Outaouais. It sits in mixed forest country. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 102 km away. Further out sit Maniwaki (113 km) and Saint-Raphaël (123 km). Neighbouring water: Lac Dung near enough 0.9 km, Lac Racle a shade over 1.9 km, Lac Saiga near enough 1.9 km, Lac Grand a shade over 2.1 km and Lac Sagona near enough 2.3 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Crecy

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Lac Crecy as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Crecy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. You can camp about 1 km away, going by the mapping. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Dung is 0.9 km off. Treat access at Lac Crecy as something to verify.