Lac Crevin Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Crevin sits in Lanaudière, out in Quebec. Height above sea level is 470 metres. The closest town, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, is 38 km distant. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 117 km off. Close neighbours run: Lac Goncourt just 0.7 km, Lac Montagnac 1.2 km off, Lac Noulette just 1.5 km, Lac Odelin 1.6 km off and Lac Bergerac just 1.8 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Crevin

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Crevin rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lac Crevin by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Goncourt is 0.7 km off. For Lac Crevin in particular, ask before you travel.