Lac a Sauriol Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a Sauriol stands in Outaouais, Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. For a base, Saint-Raphaël sits 19 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 77 km off. Water in the same corner: Lac Gareau a shade over 0.9 km, Lac des Vases 3.2 km away, Lac de la Tuque a shade over 4.1 km, Lac Orignal 4.4 km away and Lac Guilmette a shade over 4.5 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Sauriol

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Lac a Sauriol a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -13°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Lac a Sauriol more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Gareau at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac a Sauriol if anything is unclear.