Fishing Lac de la Croix in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Croix is set in Laurentides, Quebec. It stands 343 metres above sea level. With some 20 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Head to Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 2.3 km away, for anything you forgot. Val-Morin is 8 km and Val-David 9.4 km. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Croix

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac de la Croix in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac de la Croix the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Roche is 1.3 km off. Nothing on Lac de la Croix should be assumed from this page alone.