Lac Croche in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Croche is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. At about 20 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 3.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 6.3 km off. Beyond it, Saint-Hippolyte at 6.6 km and Sainte-Adèle at 11 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac Croche

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Croche gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Lac Croche regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Parking is mapped about 520 m from the bank. There is a mapped landing stage 410 m away. A picnic area is mapped about 550 m away. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac Long, 0.5 km out. Rules at Lac Croche are worth checking on the day.