Lac Currot Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac Currot. The ground round it is lake country bush. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Laurentides, 20 km off. Beyond it, La Tuque at 33 km and Sainte-Thècle at 42 km. Others close at hand: Lac Tetard at about 0.4 km, Lac Bedard out at 2.5 km, Lac Rocheleau at about 3.6 km, Lac Lanctot out at 4.5 km and Lac Cloutier at about 4.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Currot

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Currot the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac Currot the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The water borders Réserve faunique de Portneuf, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Tetard is 0.4 km distant. What applies at Lac Currot may have changed since it was mapped.