Fishing at Lac Atrin, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Atrin in Outaouais, Quebec. It sits in mixed forest. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Start from Saint-Boniface, 68 km down the road. Further out sit Ferme-Neuve (72 km) and Mont-Laurier (80 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Atrin

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Treat Lac Atrin as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Lac Atrin by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac des Champignons is 1.6 km distant. Nothing on Lac Atrin should be assumed from this page alone.