Fishing at Lac a la Perdrix, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a la Perdrix sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. It lies 145 metres above sea level. Roughly 45 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 3.9 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Outaouais list. Some 6.5 km away sits Val-des-Monts, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Cantley at 8.4 km and Saint-Alexandre at 12 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Perdrix

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac a la Perdrix the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -12°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac a la Perdrix.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Wallingford, 1.1 km away. Check the position at Lac a la Perdrix before loading the car.