Lac Lache in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Lache is a Quebec water. It lies 468 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Rivière-Rouge, 25 km off. Further out sit Labelle (28 km) and Mont-Tremblant (33 km). Within a short drive: Lac Cato 1.3 km away, Lac Descoteaux 1.5 km, Lac Ecuyer 1.7 km away, Lac Varages 1.7 km and Lac Oberon 1.8 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lache

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Lache the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -15°C for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Lache.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Cato, 1.3 km away. Where Lac Lache is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.