Lac Creux Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Creux is a Laurentides water, in Quebec. The surroundings are mixed forest. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson lies 7.3 km from the water. After that come Val-David at 11 km and Val-Morin at 12 km. More in the same country: 0.9 km away is Lac Guenette, Lac du Serpent 1 km, 1.1 km away is Lac Bonny, Lac Marier 1.4 km and 1.5 km away is Lac de l'Aigle. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lac Creux

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Creux decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Lac Creux by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Guenette, 0.9 km out. What applies at Lac Creux may have changed since it was mapped.