Lac de la Marmotte in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Marmotte in Laurentides, Quebec. Height above sea level is 337 metres. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. For a base, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 21 km out. Orléans is the closest city, 74 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Marmotte

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac de la Marmotte responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac de la Marmotte runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac des Papillons, 0.8 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac de la Marmotte.