Fishing Lac a Monette in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Outaouais, Quebec, you have Lac a Monette. It sits in mixed forest country. The closest town, Maniwaki, is 18 km distant. Saint-Boniface is 19 km away, with Mont-Laurier at 23 km. Others worth noting: Lac des Vases about 1.5 km, Lac Marois at 2.3 km, Lac a Fortin about 2.7 km, Lac a Jim at 3.1 km and Lac Morin about 3.5 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Monette

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac a Monette gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac a Monette.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac des Vases is 1.5 km distant. What applies at Lac a Monette may have changed since it was mapped.