Lac Amador Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Amador belongs to Outaouais, Quebec. It lies 324 metres above sea level. Around 35 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 3.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is among the larger waters listed here for Outaouais. The town to know is Saint-Boniface, 67 km out. Further out sit Ferme-Neuve (69 km) and Mont-Laurier (78 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Amador

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac Amador before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Amador follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Luchat is 1 km off. The position on Lac Amador is worth confirming on the day.