Lac aux Chats Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac aux Chats, in Outaouais. The water sits 270 metres up. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 11 km from the bank. After that come La Minerve at 17 km and Lac-Simon at 21 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Chats

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac aux Chats the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac aux Chats.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac Ola at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac aux Chats as something to verify.