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Best cutthroat trout lakes in Québec

193 Québec waters hold cutthroat trout, 193 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native trout of the West, named for the orange slash under its jaw. A shoreline cruiser that hunts drop-offs, inlets and rocky points for baitfish and insects.

1. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
2. Lac au Sorcier — 160 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
3. Lac de l'Écluse — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
4. Lac de l'Argile — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
5. Lac Marcotte — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
6. Lac Écho — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
7. Lac Shawinigan — 240 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
8. Lac la Blanche — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
9. Lac Sans Bout — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
10. Lac Barnard — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
11. Lac Brodeur — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
12. Lac des Souris — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
13. Lac Hawk — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
14. Lac Vert — 148 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
15. Lac Saint-Bernard — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
16. Lac de l'Aigle — 118 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
17. Lac au Sable — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
18. Lac Prudent — 102 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
19. Lac Orignac — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
20. Lac du Cardinal — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
21. Lac Smallian — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
22. Lac Larose — 263 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
23. Lac du Soufflet — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
24. Lac Earhart — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
25. Lac des Écorces — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike

…plus 168 more Québec waters holding cutthroat trout.

When to fish cutthroat trout in Québec

• Spring 3–15 ft — Pre- and post-spawn cutthroat gang up at tributary mouths and cruise gravel shorelines — swing a spinner or fly through the inlet current.
• Summer 10–35 ft — Summer cutthroat hold along the first shoreline drop and off rocky points, sliding deeper as the surface warms — troll or cast the 15-30 ft edge.
• Fall 5–25 ft — Cooling water brings cutthroat back onto rocky points and gravel shoals to feed hard before winter.
• Winter 10–40 ft — Cold-tolerant like all trout — cutthroat hang on the deep shoreline drops and basin edges through the cold months.

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