Lac au Poisson Blanc Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Poisson Blanc is set in Outaouais, Quebec. The water sits 205 metres up. Roughly 45 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 5.6 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Size puts it in the front rank of our Outaouais list. Start from Ripon, 14 km down the road. Thurso is 15 km away, with Saint-André-Avellin at 16 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Poisson Blanc

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac au Poisson Blanc light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Lac au Poisson Blanc to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Réserve écologique de la Forêt-la-Blanche covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac aux Castors, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac au Poisson Blanc locally before you travel.