Fishing at Lac Laroche, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Laroche is set in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 315 metres up. With some 37 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. Start from Mandeville, 13 km down the road. Saint-Gabriel lies 20 km off, Saint-Jean-de-Matha another 29 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Laroche

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac Laroche light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac Laroche regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac de la Chute is 1.4 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Laroche for certain.