Lac Marthe Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac Marthe. The surface lies 521 metres up. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. The nearest town is Rivière-Rouge, 36 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 143 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Marthe

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Marthe repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Marthe.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Andre, 1.1 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Marthe for certain.