Lac des Larves Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Larves falls in Capitale-Nationale, part of Quebec. It lies 318 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The town to know is Laurentides, 6.9 km out. Sainte-Foy sits 90 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Larves

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Capitale-Nationale list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac des Larves responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Lac des Larves to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Kerigou, 1.1 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Larves for certain.