Fishing at Lac Mariette, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Mariette is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. It sits at 476 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Rivière-Rouge at 48 km is the nearest place to stop. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 148 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mariette

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Mariette the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Lac Mariette around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Jacob at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Mariette as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.