Lac Richard Fishing near Rivière-Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Laurentides, Quebec, you have Lac Richard. Elevation runs to 426 metres. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Rivière-Rouge, 29 km away, for anything you forgot. Labelle is 44 km away, with Ferme-Neuve at 48 km. Close by you also have: Lac Gaetane (0.9 km), Lac Fernand about 1.2 km, Lac Lessard (1.4 km), Lac Perrier about 2 km and Lac Tremblay (2.1 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Richard

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Richard the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Richard rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Gaetane is 0.9 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Richard for certain.