Fishing Lac la Marche in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac la Marche is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. Tidal water begins 28 km from here. At about 16 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. For supplies, Brownsburg-Chatham is 15 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 58 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac la Marche

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Lac la Marche a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -13°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac la Marche follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac des Cedres sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac la Marche as something to verify.