Lac Laroche Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Laroche belongs to Outaouais, Quebec. The surface lies 171 metres up. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 2.3 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Raphaël, 19 km off. Maniwaki lies 30 km off, Saint-Boniface another 43 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Laroche

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Laroche the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Lac Laroche around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac des Embarras sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Laroche are worth checking on the day.