Lac Creux near Saint-Michel-des-Saints: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Creux belongs to Lanaudière, Quebec. This is rolling bush country. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 1.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 20 km off. After that come Manawan at 58 km and Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 66 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Creux

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Creux gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 17°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Creux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac au Pekan is 0.7 km off. Where Lac Creux is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.