Fishing Baie Guy in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Outaouais, Quebec. The setting is rolling bush on every side. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Ripon is the closest town at 3.2 km. Beyond it, Saint-André-Avellin at 9.7 km and Papineauville at 21 km. Nearby, in order: Lac Simonet lies 0.5 km on, Lac Hotte a touch under 1.7 km, Lac Grosleau lies 1.9 km on, Lac des Quatre Chemins a touch under 2.2 km and Lac Belisle lies 2.7 km on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Baie Guy

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Baie Guy gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Baie Guy by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A pier 60 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. You can camp 230 m off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Simonet, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Baie Guy.