Lac Creux Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Creux sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The water sits 212 metres up. At about 13 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. For supplies, Laurentides is 21 km out. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 71 km away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lac Creux

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Creux gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Creux fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Alfred is 0.7 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Creux locally before you travel.