Lac Croche Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Croche belongs to Laurentides. The water sits 523 metres up. At about 92 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. You are looking at roughly 9.1 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. Supplies mean a trip to Labelle, 17 km off. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 98 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Croche

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Croche the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Lac Croche the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Recorded parking is 1 km off, far enough to travel light. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Graham, 1.1 km away. For Lac Croche, the notice at the access point is the final word.