Lac La Riviere, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac La Riviere. The shore lies 26 km out. Roughly 41 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 5.5 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. Nearest place of any size is Brownsburg-Chatham, 13 km away. Beyond it, Lachute at 18 km and Morin-Heights at 19 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac La Riviere

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac La Riviere gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac La Riviere fishes to that pattern most years.

• 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. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Blanc, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac La Riviere locally before you travel.