Lac Croche Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Quebec, this is Lac Croche. It stands 249 metres above sea level. Roughly 21 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 3.6 km, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, is 12 km away. Then Ripon, 17 km, and Saint-André-Avellin, 25 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Croche

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Croche rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Croche runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Blais is 0.8 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Croche.