Lac Laroque, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Laroque sits in Lanaudière, out in Quebec. It stands 520 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Manawan, 26 km away. After that come Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 50 km and Rivière-Rouge at 72 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Laroque

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Anyone new to Lac Laroque should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Laroque.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Femelle, 0.6 km out. Treat access at Lac Laroque as something to verify.