Lac a Belisle, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac a Belisle in the Outaouais part of Quebec. The bank is 172 metres above sea level. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Head to Constance Bay, 23 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 42 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Belisle

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac a Belisle before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 19°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lac a Belisle regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac a Maxwell is 1.5 km off. Rules at Lac a Belisle are worth checking on the day.