Lac Fer a Cheval Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fer a Cheval sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The land about it is lake country bush. Roughly 23 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Some 7.9 km away sits Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 60 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fer a Cheval

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac Fer a Cheval before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Fer a Cheval.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Barker, 1 km out. What applies at Lac Fer a Cheval may have changed since it was mapped.