Lac Troche Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lanaudière, Quebec, is where Lac Troche sits. The bank is 510 metres above sea level. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. 35 km away sits Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the nearest town. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 131 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Troche

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Lac Troche decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. 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. Time your trip to Lac Troche by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Malherbe is 1.2 km off. Rules at Lac Troche are worth checking on the day.