Fishing at Lac Attifet, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Quebec, this is Lac Attifet. The surface lies 285 metres up. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is the closest town at 7.3 km. It is 78 km to Orléans, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Attifet

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Lac Attifet rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Lac Attifet.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Deuxieme lac Frappier, 0.7 km out. Confirm access to Lac Attifet locally before you travel.