Lac Annie Fishing near Fort-Coulonge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Annie is listed under Outaouais, Quebec. It stands 253 metres above sea level. Around 16 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 2.1 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Fort-Coulonge sits 30 km from the bank. Further out sit Saint-Raphaël (47 km) and Pembroke (51 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Annie

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Annie light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Annie more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Mountain, 2.7 km out. Treat Lac Annie as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.