Lac Totret, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Totret sits within Laurentides in Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Rivière-Rouge lies 44 km from the water. It is 132 km to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Totret

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Totret rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Totret follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Kendra, 1.2 km out. For Lac Totret in particular, ask before you travel.