Lac des Souchets Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Capitale-Nationale entry here is Lac des Souchets, in Quebec. It lies 329 metres above sea level. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Capitale-Nationale. The town to know is Laurentides, 6.5 km out. For a city, Sainte-Foy is 91 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Souchets

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac des Souchets gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Lac des Souchets more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Perillard, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac des Souchets may have changed since it was mapped.