Lac a Delmard near Saint-Raphaël: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Outaouais, Quebec. The water sits 267 metres up. Saint-Raphaël sits 29 km from the bank. Maniwaki follows at 40 km, then Wakefield at 42 km. Other water nearby: Lac a Micas out at 0.4 km, Lac Fairburn just 0.7 km, Lac Numero Trois out at 0.8 km, Lac de l'Epinette just 0.9 km and Petit lac Daily out at 1.1 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Delmard

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lac a Delmard light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac a Delmard rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You can camp about 500 m away, going by the mapping. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac a Micas sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac a Delmard, the notice at the access point is the final word.