Fishing Lac du Crochet in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Crochet in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 249 metres up. Roughly 47 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 7.8 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. La Minerve sits 12 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 20 km and Labelle at 26 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Crochet

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac du Crochet gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Crochet.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Goulet is 0.9 km distant. Ask locally about Lac du Crochet if anything is unclear.